Broad-palmed frog

Broad-palmed frog
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Pelodryadidae
Genus:	Litoria
Species:	L. latopalmata
Binomial name
Litoria latopalmata
Synonyms[1]
Litoria latopalmata (Günther, 1867) Hyla latopalmata (Boulenger, 1882) Hyla palmata (Slevin, 1955) Litoria latopalmata (Tyler, 1971)

The broad-palmed frog (Litoria latopalmata) is a frog from eastern Australia. It lives in Queensland and New South Wales.^[2][3]

This frog likes to live in forests and woodlands and on flood plains near rivers. It also lives in billabongs and other permanent and semi-permanent bodies of water.^[2]

It lays eggs in groups underwater. The tadpoles take 50-90 days to become frogs.^[2]

A group of broad-palmed frog eggs.

References

1. "Litoria latopalmata (Günther, 1867)". Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
2. J-M Hero; et al. (April 5, 2002). "Broad-palmed Frog". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
3. Jean-Marc Hero; Ed Meyer; John Clarke; Richard Retallick (2004). "Litoria latopalmata". 2004. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T41096A10389029. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T41096A10389029.en. Retrieved June 23, 2020. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)