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Type: Journal article
Title: Two new species of large green canopy-dwelling frogs (Anura : Hylidae : Litoria) from Papua New Guinea
Author: Richards, Stephen John
Oliver, Paul M.
Citation: Zootaxa, 2006; 1295:41-60
Publisher: Magnolia press
Issue Date: 2006
ISSN: 1175-5326
School/Discipline: School of Molecular and Biomedical Science
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
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Stephen J. Richards and Paul M. Oliver
Abstract: Litoria graminea is a large green canopy-dwelling frog originally described from a single specimen from an unknown locality in Papua New Guinea. We demonstrate that this species as currently recognised contains at least three distinct taxa. We restrict the name L. graminea to a population of animals occurring south of New Guinea’s main cordillera and describe two new species of large green arboreal frogs, one from the Kikori River Basin (Southern Highlands and Gulf Province) and one from the Huon Peninsula (Morobe Province). The two new species can be distinguished from each other by differences in iris and sclera colouration, and both can be distinguished from L. graminea by their narrower heads, different iris colouration and by their small round (vs elongate) nuptial pads.
Keywords: Amphibia; Hylidae; Litoria graminea; new species; Papua New Guinea
Description (link): http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/taxa/Amphibia.html
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