Highland tree frog
| Highland treefrog | |
|---|---|
_Setakwa-Utakwa_Rivers%2C_Dutch_New_Guinea%2C_2nd_Wollaston_Expedition_1912-1913_(BMNH_1947.2.23.59).jpg) Litoria wollastoni holotype BMNH 1947.2.23.59 | |
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Litoria |
| Species: | L. wollastoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Litoria wollastoni (Boulenger, 1914) | |
The Highland treefrog or Wollaston's treefrog (Litoria wollastoni), is a species of frog in the Hylidae family, found in West New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forests. It was named in honour of the British naturalist and explorer Sandy Wollaston, who collected the holotype on the Setakwa River, southern Netherlands New Guinea in 1912-1913. The holotype is housed in the Natural History Museum, London, accession number BMNH 1947.2.23.59.
References
- Richards, S., Bickford, D. & Price, D. 2004. Litoria wollastoni. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 July 2007.