Barabuna tree frog

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The Barabuna tree frog (Litoria contrastens) is a species of frog in the subfamily Pelodryadinae.

Barabuna tree frog
Scientific classification Edit this 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

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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

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  1. ^ 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.
  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.