Litoria bibonius
| Litoria bibonius | |
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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. bibonius
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| Binomial name | |
| Litoria bibonius | |
Litoria bibonius is a species of frog of the subfamily Pelodryadinae.
Distribution[edit]
This species is found in the D'Entrecasteaux, Normanby and Goodenough islands in Papua New Guinea.
Description[edit]
It can be distinguished from other lowland New Guinea green tree frogs by the following features: only one third of its fingers are webbed, it has no vomerine teeth, it has a smooth tympanium instead of a granular one, and its snout is long and pointed. The hidden surfaces of its thighs are yellow and its dorsum is uniformly green.[1]
Like other members of the Litoria genus, it has horizontal irises, but unlike all Litoria species from Papua New Guinea, it has red eyes.
Taxonomy[edit]
Litoria bibonius 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 contrastens, Litoria longicrus and Litoria mystax in Papua New Guine.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Kraus, Fred; Allison, Allen (June 2004). "Two New Treefrogs from Normanby Island, Papua New Guinea". Journal of Herpetology. 38 (2): 197–207. doi:10.1670/100-03A. ISSN 0022-1511.
- ^ 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.
- Kraus & Allison, 2004 : Two New Treefrogs from Normanby Island, Papua New Guinea. Journal of Herpetology, vol. 38, n. 2, pp. 197–207.
External links[edit]
- "Litoria bibonius Kraus and Allison, 2004". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands.
- "Litoria bibonius". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
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