The Barabuna tree frog (Litoria contrastens) is a species of frog in the subfamily Pelodryadinae.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Litoria |
| Species: | L. contrastens
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| Binomial name | |
| Litoria contrastens (Tyler, 1968)
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| Synonyms | |
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Hyla contrastens (Tyler, 1968)
Litoria contrastens (Tyler, 1971)
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It is endemic to Papua New Guinea.
Its natural habitats are swamps and rural gardens. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Taxonomy edit
Litoria contrastens is part of the species-group L. bicolor, which was created to accommodate 7 species from the region that had characteristics in common.
The other members of the group are: Litoria cooloolensis and Litoria fallax in Australia; Litoria bicolor in Austrália and Papua New Guine; Litoria bibonius, Litoria longicrus and Litoria mystax in Papua New Guine.[2]
References edit
- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Litoria contrastens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T55716A152544137. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T55716A152544137.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Kraus, Fred; Allison, Allen (June 2004). "Two New Treefrogs from Normanby Island, Papua New Guinea". Journal of Herpetology (2): 197–207. doi:10.1670/100-03A. ISSN 0022-1511. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
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