Biology:Arfakiana tree frog
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Short description: Species of amphibian
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Litoria |
| Species: | L. arfakiana
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| Litoria arfakiana (Peters & Doria, 1878)
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The Arfakiana tree frog (Litoria arfakiana) is a species of frog in the subfamily Pelodryadinae. It is found in New Guinea.
Distribution and habitat
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, and heavily degraded former forest.
In the Upper Kaironk Valley of Madang Province, Papua New Guinea, it is frequently found in Phragmites karka reed beds and among Miscanthus cane.[2]
It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ↑ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Litoria arfakiana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T55708A151994927. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T55708A151994927.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/55708/151994927. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ↑ Bulmer, Ralph N.H. and Michael Tyler. 1968. Karam classification of frogs. Journal of the Polynesian Society 77(4): 621–639.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q917678 entry
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