Horst's tree frog

Horst's tree frog
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Pelodryadidae
Genus: Litoria
Species:
L. amboinensis
Binomial name
Litoria amboinensis
(Horst, 1883)
Synonyms
  • Hyla amboinensis Horst, 1883
  • Hyla papuensis Werner, 1901
  • Hyla kampeni Barbour, 1908
  • Nyctimystes amboinensis Brongersma, 1953
  • Hyla amboinensis Zweifel, 1958
  • Litoria amboinensis Tyler, 1971

Horst's tree frog (Litoria amboinensis) is a tree frog from Papua New Guinea. People have seen it in the Southern Highlands Province, from 1280 to 1750 metres above sea level.

These frogs can grow to 65 mm long from nose to rear end. People have seen them near human-made ponds by the edges of forests. They make a loud rattling sound with their voices.

References

  1. ↑ "Litoria amboinensis (Horst, 1883)". Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  2. ↑ Stephen Richards; Rainer Günther (2004). "Litoria amboinensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T55706A11352844. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55706A11352844.en. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Litoria amboinensis". Ecology Asia. April 4, 2002. Archived from the original on June 13, 2020. Retrieved June 12, 2020.