Dwarf rocket frog
| Dwarf rocket frog | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Pelodryadidae |
| Genus: | Litoria |
| Species: | L. dorsalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Litoria dorsalis Macleay, 1877
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The dwarf rocket frog (Litoria dorsalis) is a frog from Papua New Guinea.[2] It lives in forests, wetlands and grasslands.[3][1]
The dwarf rocket frog may have moved from Australia to New Guinea 15,000 years ago.[4]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Stephen Richards; David Bickford (2004). "Litoria dorsalis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T55719A11355910. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55719A11355910.en. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Litoria dorsalis Macleay, 1878". American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
- ↑ "Litoria dorsalis". AmphibiaWeb. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
- ↑ Harold Heatwole; Jodi Rowley (2018). Status of Conservation and Decline of Amphibians: Australia, New Zealand, and Pacific Islands. Csiro. p. 9. ISBN 9781486308392. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
