Highland tree frog
The Highland treefrog or Wollaston's treefrog (Litoria wollastoni), is a species of frogs in the family Pelodryadidae, found in West New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forests. It was named in honour of the British naturalist and explorer Sandy Wollaston, who collected the holotype on the Setakwa River, southern Netherlands New Guinea in 1912–1913. The holotype is housed in the Natural History Museum, London, accession number BMNH 1947.2.23.59.
| Highland tree frog | |
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| Litoria wollastoni holotype BMNH 1947.2.23.59 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Pelodryadidae |
| Genus: | Litoria |
| Species: | L. wollastoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Litoria wollastoni (Boulenger, 1914) | |
References
- Richards, S.; Bickford, D.; Price, D.; Kraus, F. (2004). "Litoria wollastoni". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2004: e.T55761A11352000. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55761A11352000.en. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
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