Litoria lisae, also known as Lisa's tree frog, is a species of frog in the subfamily Pelodryadinae. It was described in 2023 by Australian herpetologist Stephen Richards and his colleagues Stephen Donnellan and Paul Oliver. Both the common name and the specific epithet lisae refer to Stephen Richards' wife.[2]
| Litoria lisae | |
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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. lisae
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| Binomial name | |
| Litoria lisae Richards, Donnellan & Oliver, 2023[1]
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Distribution and habitat
editThe species is endemic to New Guinea. It is known only from sinkholes in karst habitat, in the lower forests of the Kikori River basin, in southern Papua New Guinea.[2]
References
edit- ^ Richards, Stephen J; Donnellan, Stephen C; Oliver, Paul M (2023-04-05). "Five new species of the pelodryadid genus Litoria Tschudi from the southern versant of Papua New Guinea's Central Cordillera, with observations on the diversification of reproductive strategies in Melanesian treefrogs". Zootaxa. 5263 (2): 151–190. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5263.2.1. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
- ^ a b Nick Kilvert (2023-04-14). "'Bird poo' frog among five new species classified in Papua New Guinea". ABC Science. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
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