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Litoria havina

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Litoria havina
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L. havina
Binomial name
Litoria havina
Menzies, 1993

Litoria havina is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is found in West Papua in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical swamps, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, heavily degraded former forests, and canals and ditches.

It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

Description

L. havina emits a whistling call of one long and two short notes. Males of the species have a fleshy nose spike.[2]

Habitat and Ecology

L. havina resides in swamps in tropical forests. It breeds in stagnant pools.[1] Eggs are laid in clusters of 3-18 on leaves between 0.8–1.8 metres (2.6–5.9 ft) above the water. Freshly laid eggs are 2.5 millimetres (0.098 in) in diameter and are greenish-white in color. As the embryo develops, the eggs turn brown. When the eggs hatch, the tadpoles drop into the water below.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Richards, S.; Günther, R. (2004). "Litoria havina". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. IUCN: e.T55725A11357551. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55725A11357551.en. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  2. ^ Menzies, JI (1993). "Systematics of Litoria-Iris (Anura, Hylidae) and Its Allies in New-Guinea and a Note on Sexual Dimorphism in the Group". Australian Journal of Zoology. 41 (3): 225. doi:10.1071/ZO9930225.
  3. ^ Gunther, R. (February 2006). "Derived reproductive modes in New Guinean anuran amphibians and description of a new species with paternal care in the genus Callulops (Microhylidae)". Journal of Zoology. 268 (2): 153–170. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.2005.00007.x.