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Geelvink pygmy tree frog

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Geelvink pygmy tree frog
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Litoria
Species:
L. pygmaea
Binomial name
Litoria pygmaea
(Meyer, 1875)[2]

The Geelvink pygmy tree frog (Litoria pygmaea) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is found in West Papua (Indonesia) and Papua New Guinea. Its common name refers to Geelvink Bay (presently Cenderawasih Bay) where its type locality, the Yapen island lies.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, rural gardens, urban areas, and canals and ditches.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Richards, Stephen; Price, David (2004). "Litoria pygmaea". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. IUCN: e.T55749A11360866. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55749A11360866.en. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Litoria pygmaea (Meyer, 1875)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2 September 2013.


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