Western Highland tree frog
| Western Highland tree frog | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Litoria |
| Species: | L. iris |
| Binomial name | |
| Litoria iris (Tyler, 1962) | |
The Western Highland tree frog (Litoria iris) is a species of frog in the Hylidae family. 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 moist montane forests, rivers, swamps, rural gardens, heavily degraded former forests, and canals and ditches.
References
- Richards, S. & Bickford, D. 2004. Litoria iris. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 July 2007.
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