Biology:Litoria lisae
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Short description: Species of frog
| Litoria lisae | |
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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. lisae
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| Binomial name | |
| Litoria lisae Richards, Donnellan & Oliver, 2023[1]
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Litoria lisae, also known as Lisa's tree frog, is a species of frog in the subfamily Pelodryadinae. It was described in 2023 by Australian herpetologist Stephen Richards and his colleagues Stephen Donnellan and Paul Oliver. Both the common name and the specific epithet lisae refer to Stephen Richards' wife.[2]
Distribution and habitat
The species is endemic to New Guinea. It is known only from sinkholes in karst habitat, in the lower forests of the Kikori River basin, in southern Papua New Guinea.[2]
References
- ↑ Richards, Stephen J; Donnellan, Stephen C; Oliver, Paul M (2023-04-05). "Five new species of the pelodryadid genus Litoria Tschudi from the southern versant of Papua New Guinea’s Central Cordillera, with observations on the diversification of reproductive strategies in Melanesian treefrogs". Zootaxa 5263 (2): 151–190. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5263.2.1. https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.5263.2.1. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Nick Kilvert (2023-04-14). "'Bird poo' frog among five new species classified in Papua New Guinea". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2023-04-14/bird-poo-frog-five-new-species-papua-new-guinea-png/102207720.
Wikidata ☰ Q118109518 entry
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