Angiana tree frog

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Angiana tree frog
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Pelodryadidae
Genus: Litoria
Species:
L. angiana
Binomial name
Litoria angiana
(Boulenger, 1915)
Synonyms
  • Hyla angiana Boulenger, 1915
  • Hyla angularis Loveridge, 1945
  • Litoria mintima Tyler, 1962
  • Hyla mintima Tyler, 1963

The angiana tree frog (Litoria angiana) is a large tree frog from Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.[1][2]

Male adult frogs are 50 to 55 mm long from nose to rear end and females can be 80 mm long. They can be brown or green with a dark stripe on the sides. There are yellow spots around the stripe.[1][3]

They live near rivers and in forests.[1]

References[change | change source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Chih Wang. "Litoria angiana". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  2. Stephen Richards; Fred Parker (2004). "Litoria angiana". 2004. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T55707A11353060. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55707A11353060.en. Retrieved June 12, 2020. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. Stephen R. Goldberg; Charles R. Bursey; Fred Kraus (July 8, 2013). "Helminths of ten species of Litoria frogs (Anura: Hylidae) from Papua New Guinea". Journal of Natural History. 47 (29–30): 1891–1910. doi:10.1080/00222933.2013.770932. S2CID 84789070. Retrieved June 12, 2020.