Dwarf rocket frog

Dwarf rocket frog
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Pelodryadidae
Genus: Litoria
Species:
L. dorsalis
Binomial name
Litoria dorsalis
Macleay, 1877
Synonyms
  • Litoria dorsalis (Macleay, 1878)
  • Hyla dorsalis (Boulenger, 1882)
  • Hyla dorsalis dorsalis (Cogger, 1966)
  • Litoria dorsalis (Tyler, 1971,)
  • Llewellynura dorsalis (Wells and Wellington, 1985)

The dwarf rocket frog (Litoria dorsalis) is a frog from Papua New Guinea. It lives in forests, wetlands and grasslands.

The dwarf rocket frog may have moved from Australia to New Guinea 15,000 years ago.

References

  1. 1 2 Stephen Richards; David Bickford (2004). "Litoria dorsalis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T55719A11355910. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55719A11355910.en. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Litoria dorsalis Macleay, 1878". American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Litoria dorsalis". AmphibiaWeb. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  4. ↑ Harold Heatwole; Jodi Rowley (2018). Status of Conservation and Decline of Amphibians: Australia, New Zealand, and Pacific Islands. Csiro. p. 9. ISBN 9781486308392. Retrieved June 7, 2020.