Oruge tree frog
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Oruge tree frog | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Hylidae |
Genus: | Litoria |
Species: | L. modica
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Binomial name | |
Litoria modica (Tyler, 1968)
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The Oruge tree frog (Litoria modica) is a species of frog in the subfamily Pelodryadinae. It is found in New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and rivers.
Names
[edit]It is known as wyt in the Kalam language of Papua New Guinea.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Litoria modica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T55737A152544957. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T55737A152544957.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Bulmer, Ralph N.H. and Michael Tyler. 1968. Karam classification of frogs. Journal of the Polynesian Society 77(4): 621–639.