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Barabuna tree frog

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Barabuna tree frog
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Litoria
Species:
L. contrastens
Binomial name
Litoria contrastens
(Tyler, 1968)
Synonyms
Hyla contrastens (Tyler, 1968) Litoria contrastens (Tyler, 1971)

The Barabuna tree frog (Litoria contrastens) is a species of frog in the subfamily Pelodryadinae.

It is endemic to Papua New Guinea.

Its natural habitats are swamps and rural gardens. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Taxonomy

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Litoria contrastens is part of the species-group L. bicolor, which was created to accommodate 7 species from the region that had characteristics in common.

The other members of the group are: Litoria cooloolensis and Litoria fallax in Australia; Litoria bicolor in Austrália and Papua New Guine; Litoria bibonius, Litoria longicrus and Litoria mystax in Papua New Guine.[2]

References

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  1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Litoria contrastens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T55716A152544137. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T55716A152544137.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ Kraus, Fred; Allison, Allen (June 2004). "Two New Treefrogs from Normanby Island, Papua New Guinea". Journal of Herpetology (2): 197–207. doi:10.1670/100-03A. ISSN 0022-1511. Retrieved 2023-02-10.