Horst's tree frog

Horst's tree frog
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Pelodryadidae
Genus:	Litoria
Species:	L. amboinensis
Binomial name
	Litoria amboinensis; (Horst, 1883)
Synonyms
	Hyla amboinensis Horst, 1883 ; Hyla papuensis Werner, 1901 ; Hyla kampeni Barbour, 1908 ; Nyctimystes amboinensis Brongersma, 1953 ; Hyla amboinensis Zweifel, 1958 ; Litoria amboinensis Tyler, 1971;

Horst's tree frog (Litoria amboinensis) is a tree frog from Papua New Guinea. People have seen it in the Southern Highlands Province, from 1280 to 1750 metres above sea level.^[2]^[3]

These frogs can grow to 65 mm long from nose to rear end. People have seen them near human-made ponds by the edges of forests. They make a loud rattling sound with their voices.^[3]

References

↑ "Litoria amboinensis (Horst, 1883)". Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
↑ Stephen Richards; Rainer Günther (2004). "Litoria amboinensis". 2004. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T55706A11352844. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55706A11352844.en. Retrieved June 11, 2020. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 "Litoria amboinensis". Ecology Asia. April 4, 2002. Retrieved June 12, 2020.

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[AMNH-1] "Litoria amboinensis (Horst, 1883)". Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved October 12, 2020.

[IUCN-2] Stephen Richards; Rainer Günther (2004). "Litoria amboinensis". 2004. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T55706A11352844. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55706A11352844.en. Retrieved June 11, 2020. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[EA-3] 3.0 ^3.1 "Litoria amboinensis". Ecology Asia. April 4, 2002. Retrieved June 12, 2020.

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