Barabuna tree frog
The Barabuna tree frog (Litoria contrastens) is a species of frog in the subfamily Pelodryadinae.
Barabuna tree frog | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Hylidae |
Genus: | Litoria |
Species: | L. contrastens |
Binomial name | |
Litoria contrastens (Tyler, 1968) | |
Synonyms | |
Hyla contrastens (Tyler, 1968)
Litoria contrastens (Tyler, 1971) |
It is endemic to Papua New Guinea.
Its natural habitats are swamps and rural gardens. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Taxonomy
Litoria contrastens 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 longicrus and Litoria mystax in Papua New Guine.[2]
References
- IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Litoria contrastens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T55716A152544137. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T55716A152544137.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- 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.
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