Litoria spartacus
Litoria spartacus is a frog from Papua New Guinea.[1][2][3]
| Litoria spartacus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Pelodryadidae |
| Genus: | Litoria |
| Species: | L. spartacus |
| Binomial name | |
| Litoria spartacus | |
The male adult frog is 35.8 to 37.3 mm long from nose to rear end and the female is 51.1 mm long. The male has vocal slits. The frog has bright yellow colouring on its legs. This frog is yellow-green on the back and lighter on the belly. It has white marks under its eyes.[1]
References
- Stephen J. Richards; Paul M. Oliver (November 20, 2006). "A new species of torrent-dwelling Litoria (Anura: Hylidae) from the Kikori Integrated Conservation and Development Project area, Papua New Guinea". Salamandra. Archived from the original on June 21, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
- "Litoria spartacus". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
- Stephen Richards (2008). "Litoria spartacus". 2004. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T135896A4217781. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T135896A4217781.en. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
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