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Moaif tree frog

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Moaif tree frog
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Litoria
Species:
L. mystax
Binomial name
Litoria mystax
(van Kampen, 1906)
Synonyms
Hyla mystax (Van Kampen, 1906) Litoria mystax (Tyler, 1971)

The Moaif tree frog (Litoria mystax) is a species of frog in the subfamily Pelodryadinae, endemic to West Papua, Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Taxonomy

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Litoria mystax is part of the species-group L. bicolor, which was created to accommodate 7 species from the region that had characteristics in common.

The other members of the group are: Litoria cooloolensis and Litoria fallax in Australia; Litoria bicolor in Austrália and Papua New Guine; Litoria bibonius, Litoria contrastens, Litoria longicrus and Litoria mystax in Papua New Guine.[2]

References

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  1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Litoria mystax". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T55740A152545227. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T55740A152545227.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. ^ Kraus, Fred; Allison, Allen (June 2004). "Two New Treefrogs from Normanby Island, Papua New Guinea". Journal of Herpetology (2): 197–207. doi:10.1670/100-03A. ISSN 0022-1511. Retrieved 2023-02-10.