Masked frog
The masked frog, masked rock frog or masked cave frog (Litoria personata) is a frog from Australia.[3][4] It lives in the Northern Territory's Arnham Land Escarpment.[5]
| Masked frog | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Pelodryadidae |
| Genus: | Litoria |
| Species: | L. personata |
| Binomial name | |
| Litoria personata (Tyler, Davies and Martin 1978)[1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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This frog lives in forests and grasslands. It hides under boulders and in cracks in rocks.[3]
This frog lays eggs in crevices in rocks and in small pools of water, but scientists do not know much about their eggs.[3]
References
- "Litoria personata: Masked Rock Frog". Frogs of Australia. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
- "Litoria personata (Tyler, Davies and Martin, 1978)". Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
- J-M Hero; H. G. Cogger; J. D. Roberts; P. Horner1 (April 5, 2002). "Litoria personata: Masked Frog". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - Harold Cogger; Dale Roberts; Paul Horner (2004). "Litoria personata". 2004. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T41106A10399192. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T41106A10399192.en. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - Harold Heatwole; Jodi Rowley, eds. (June 1, 2018). Status of Conservation and Decline of Amphibians: Australia, New Zealand, and Pacific Islands. Csiro Publishing. ISBN 9781486308408. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
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