Litoria myola
| Litoria myola | |
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| Myola tree frog male in situ | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Subfamily: | Pelodryadinae |
| Genus: | Litoria |
| Species: | L. myola |
| Binomial name | |
| Litoria myola Hoskin, 2007[2] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Ranoidea myola (Hoskin, 2007) | |
Litoria myola, the Kuranda tree frog or Myola tree frog, is a critically endangered species of frog in the Hylidae family. It is endemic to the wet tropics of Australia.[1][2][3]
Description
Litoria myola is similar to the green-eyed tree frog (Litoria serrata). It is a medium-sized stream and tropical forest frog. There is sexual dimorphism displayed between sexes; males are smaller than the females. This species is generally a mottled pattern of tan and brown on the body and a whitish cream color on the ventral surface but variations occur. A green crescent is visible above the eye (also present in the co-existing green eye tree frog) and iris and the back surface of forearms and legs are fringed as in the similar and co-existing green-eyed tree frog.[2]
Distribution and habitat
Litoria myola is native to Far North Queensland, Australia. It is mainly found in tributaries and creeks flowing from the Barron river around Kuranda, Myola, Kowrowa and Oak Forest. This species is threatened by habitat destruction, domestic animal predation, invasive weeds, hybridization and the chytrid fungus. Most of its current forested range has been cleared and has re-grown.[1] Recently 200 hectares of forest has been cleared and a controversial dam was built for a development close to Myola.
References
- 1 2 3 Hoskin, Conrad (2008). "Litoria myola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2008: e.T136003A4225804. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T136003A4225804.en. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- 1 2 3 Hoskin, Conrad J. (2007). "Description, biology and conservation of a new species of Australian tree frog (Amphibia: Anura: Hylidae: Litoria) and an assessment of the remaining populations of Litoria genimaculata Horst, 1883: systematic and conservation implications of an unusual speciation event". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 91 (4): 549–563. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8312.2007.00805.x.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Ranoidea myola (Hoskin, 2007)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
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