Loveridge's frog

Not to be confused with Loveridge's tree frog.
Loveridge's Frog
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Myobatrachidae
Genus: Philoria
Species: P. loveridgei
Binomial name
Philoria loveridgei
Parker, 1940
Synonyms

Kyarranus loveridgei (Parker, 1940)

The Loveridge's Frog (Philoria loveridgei, also known as the masked mountain frog) is a species of frog in the Myobatrachidae family. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitats are subtropical and tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical and tropical moist montane forests, and streams. It is threatened by habitat loss and by infection of the Amphibian chytrid fungus. Loveridge's Frog is named in honour of British herpetologist, Arthur Loveridge.

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