Ischnohyla daraiensis
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Pelodryadidae |
| Genus: | Ischnohyla |
| Species: | I. daraiensis |
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| Ischnohyla daraiensis | |
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Ischnohyla daraiensis, also known as the Darai Plateau tree frog, is a species of frog in the family Pelodryadidae. It was described in 2023 by Australian herpetologist Stephen Richards and his colleagues Stephen Donnellan and Paul Oliver. The specific epithet daraiensis refers to the type locality.[2]
Distribution and habitat
The species is endemic to New Guinea and is known only from the Darai Plateau in the Gulf Province of Papua New Guinea.[2]
References
- ↑ Richards, Stephen J; Donnellan, Stephen C; Oliver, Paul M (2023-04-05). "Five new species of the pelodryadid genus Litoria Tschudi from the southern versant of Papua New Guinea's Central Cordillera, with observations on the diversification of reproductive strategies in Melanesian treefrogs". Zootaxa. 5263 (2): 151–190. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5263.2.1. PMID 37044991. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
- 1 2 Nick Kilvert (2023-04-14). "'Bird poo' frog among five new species classified in Papua New Guinea". ABC Science. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2023-04-30.