Western Highland treefrog
| Western Highland treefrog | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Pelodryadidae |
| Genus: | Kallistobatrachus |
| Species: | K. iris |
| Binomial name | |
| Kallistobatrachus iris (Tyler, 1962) | |
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The Western Highland treefrog (Kallistobatrachus iris) is a species of frog in the family Pelodryadidae found found in New Guinea.[2] Its natural habitats are tropical moist forests, both pristine and degraded, above 1,500 metres (4,900 ft), with a single record at 1,000 metres (3,300 ft).[3] The western highland frog is often very brightly coloured, with a mottled green, brown and/or yellow back, and the flash colouration on the inner thigh is bright blue, red or yellow and often blotched with white or purple.[3]
References
- ↑ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Litoria iris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T55727A152326945. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T55727A152326945.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ↑ Richards, Stephen; Bickford, David. "Litoria iris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55727A11358018.en.
- 1 2 Richards, Stephen J.; Donnellan, Stephen C. (2020). "Litoria alipini sp. nov., a New Species of Treefrog (Pelodryadidae) from Papua New Guinea" (PDF). Records of the Australian Museum. 72 (5). Australian Museum, Sydney: 325–337. doi:10.3853/j.2201-4349.72.2020.1729. Retrieved 2026-04-09.