Oruge tree frog
| Oruge tree frog | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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.
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