Litoria aplini

Litoria aplini

Litoria aplini
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Pelodryadidae
Genus: Litoria
Species:
L. aplini
Binomial name
Litoria aplini
(Richards and Donnellan, 2020)

Aplin's tree frog (Litoria aplini) is a frog. It lives in Papua New Guinea. Scientists have seen it in exactly one place, the Sepik River in Sandaun Province.[1][2]

The adult frog is 30-35 mm long from nose to rear end. The skin of the frog's back can be green or brown in color. The belly and inner legs are yellow in color. Parts of the hind legs are blue and brown in color. This frog can change color. The same frog may look different during the day and at night. The iris of the eye is gray in color with dark brown marks and a blue circle.[2]

The male frogs sit on plants 5 m over pools of water. Then they sing for the female frogs.[2]

The scientists named this frog after their friend Ken Aplin. Dr. Aplin helped study the animals of New Guinea for many years.[2]

First paper

  • Richards, SJ; SC Donnellan (2020). J. Louys; S. O'Connor; K. M. Helgen (eds.). "Litoria aplini sp. nov., a new species of treefrog (Pelodryadidae) from Papua New Guinea". Papers in Honour of Ken Aplin. Records of the Australian Museum (Abstract). 5 (72): 325–337. doi:10.3853/j.2201-4349.72.2020.1729. S2CID 229460468. Retrieved December 26, 2022.

References

  1. ↑ Frost, Darrel R. "Litoria aplini Richards and Donnellan, 2020". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Adelaide Mullin (December 14, 2022). Ann T. Chang (ed.). "Litoria aplini: Richards & Donnelan 2020: Aplin's Tree frog". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved December 26, 2022.

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