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Litoria hilli Hiaso and Richards, 2006

Class: Amphibia > Order: Anura > Family: Hylidae > Subfamily: Pelodryadinae > Genus: Litoria

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Litoria hilli Hiaso and Richards, 2006, Sci. New Guinea, 28: 35. Holotype: UP 8444, by original designation. Type locality: "Vanua Mountain (11° 28′ S, 153° 29′ E), Tagula Island, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea".

Litoria rostandi Kraus, 2007, Herpetologica, 63: 366. Holotype: BPBM 20631, by original designation. Type locality: "Gesirava River, 11.4902°S, 153.4198°E, 150 m, Sudest Island, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea". Synonymy by F. Kraus and S. Richards (pers. comm. in IUCN Red List).

English Names

None noted.

Distribution

Uplands, 130-140 m elevation, of Tagula Island in the Louisiade Archipelago of Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea.

Comment

Most similar to Litoria prora according to the original description of Litoria hilli. Most similar to Litoria humboldtorum according to the original publication of Litoria rostandi.

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