Litoria haematogaster
| Litoria haematogaster | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Litoria |
| Species: | L. haematogaster
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| Binomial name | |
| Litoria haematogaster Richards, Donnellan & Oliver, 2023[1]
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Litoria haematogaster, also known as the red-bellied tree frog, is a species of frog in the subfamily Pelodryadinae. It was described in 2023 by Australian herpetologist Stephen Richards and his colleagues Stephen Donnellan and Paul Oliver. The specific epithet haematogaster comes from the Greek haema (‘blood’) and gaster (‘belly’), with reference to the frog's bright red abdomen.[2]
Distribution and habitat[edit]
The species is endemic to New Guinea and is known only from the Darai Plateau in the Gulf Province of Papua New Guinea.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Richards, Stephen J; Donnellan, Stephen C; Oliver, Paul M (2023-04-05). "Five new species of the pelodryadid genus Litoria Tschudi from the southern versant of Papua New Guinea's Central Cordillera, with observations on the diversification of reproductive strategies in Melanesian treefrogs". Zootaxa. 5263 (2): 151–190. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5263.2.1. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
- ^ a b Nick Kilvert (2023-04-14). "'Bird poo' frog among five new species classified in Papua New Guinea". ABC Science. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
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