Western Highland treefrog
| Western Highland treefrog | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Pelodryadidae |
| Genus: | Litoria |
| Species: | L. iris |
| Binomial name | |
| Litoria iris Tyler 1962[2] | |
| Synonyms[3] | |
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The Western Highland treefrog (Litoria iris) is a small frog from New Guinea.[2][4][1]
Male adult frogs are 36 mm long from nose to rear end and females are 43 mm long. Their backs can be any of a few colors but usually green with a thick black pattern. They have orange coloring on their legs and some purple and blue on their middles and bellies.[2]
They lay eggs on plants hanging over bodies of water.[2] Tadpoles take two weeks to hatch and then fall off the leaf into the water.[4]
References
- 1 2 Stephen Richards; David Bickford (2004). "Western Highland Treefrog". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T55727A11358018. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55727A11358018.en. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
- 1 2 3 4 "Western Highland Treefrog". Project Noah. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
- ↑ "Litoria iris (Tyler, 1962)". Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
- 1 2 Chin Wang (May 13, 2003). "Litoria iris". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved June 23, 2020.