Biology:Loveridge's frog

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Short description: Species of amphibian

Loveridge's frog
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Limnodynastidae
Genus: Philoria
Species:
P. loveridgei
Binomial name
Philoria loveridgei
Parker, 1940
Philoria loveridgei map-fr.svg
Synonyms
  • Kyarranus loveridgei (Parker, 1940)

Loveridge's frog (Philoria loveridgei), also known as the masked mountain frog, is a species of frogs in the family Limnodynastidae.

It is endemic to Australia.

Its natural habitats are subtropical and tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical and tropical moist montane forests, and streams.

It is threatened by habitat loss and by infection of the amphibian chytrid fungus. Loveridge's frog is named in honour of British herpetologist, Arthur Loveridge.

Sources

  1. Jean-Marc Hero, John Clarke, Ed Meyer (2004). "Philoria loveridgei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T54354A11128330. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T54354A11128330.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/54354/11128330. Retrieved 16 November 2021. 

Wikidata ☰ Q426676 entry