Two new species of large green canopy-dwelling frogs (Anura : Hylidae : Litoria) from Papua New Guinea
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2006
Authors
Richards, Stephen John
Oliver, Paul M.
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Zootaxa, 2006; 1295:41-60
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Stephen J. Richards and Paul M. Oliver
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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.
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School of Molecular and Biomedical Science
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences