Litoria richardsi is a species of frog in the family Hylidae, endemic to Papua New Guinea and Indonesia. Scientists have seen it about 80 m above sea level.[2][3][1]
| Litoria richardsi | |
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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. richardsi
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| Binomial name | |
| Litoria richardsi Dennis and Cunningham, 2006
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The adult male frog measures approximately 26.5 mm in snout-vent length and the adult female frog 29.5 mm. The webbed skin of the front and hind limbs is black in color. The belly is black, white, and yellow in color. The outermost part of the tympanum is clear. Scientists are not sure how this frog is related to other species in Litoria.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). "Litoria richardsi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1: e.T136164A152559324. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T136164A152559324.en. S2CID 241266843. 136164. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. "Litoria richardsi Dennis and Cunningham, 2006". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
- ^ "Litoria richardsi: Richards & Donnelan 2020: Aplin's Tree frog". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
- ^ A.J. Dennis; M.J. Cunningham (2006). "Litoria richardsi sp. nov., a new treefrog (Anura: Hylidae) from New Guinea". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum (Abstract). 52. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
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