Long-snouted frog

Long-snouted frog
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Pelodryadidae
Genus: Mahonabatrachus
Species:
M. longirostris
Binomial name
Mahonabatrachus longirostris
(Tyler & Davies, 1977)
Synonyms
  • Litoria longirostris Tyler & Davies, 1977

The long-snouted frog (Mahonabatrachus longirostris) is a species of frog in the family Pelodryadidae. It is endemic to Australia. The frog is also known as the long-nosed tree frog, scrub rocket frog, and sharp-snouted frog.

Habitat

Its natural habitats in Australia are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, intermittent rivers, and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Reproduction

The long-snouted frog attaches its eggs to tree trunks, rocks, or under leaves out of water.

References

  1. 1 2 Ross Alford, Michael Cunningham, Keith McDonald, Richard Retallick (2004). "Litoria longirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004 e.T41097A10389310. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T41097A10389310.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ de Deckker, P; Williams, W. D. (2012). Limnology in Australia. Springer Netherlands. ISBN 978-94-009-4820-4.
  3. 1 2 Alford, R.; Cunningham, M.; McDonald, K.; Retallick, R. (2004). "Litoria longirostris". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. IUCN: e.T41097A10389310. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T41097A10389310.en. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  4. ↑ Barker, John; Grigg, Gordon; Tyler, Michael (1995). A field guide to Australian frogs (2nd ed.). Chipping Norton, NSW: S. Beatty. ISBN 978-0-949324-61-0.