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Litoria spartacus Richards and Oliver, 2006

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

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Litoria spartacus Richards and Oliver, 2006, Salamandra, 42: 232. Holotype: SAMA R60290, by original designation. Type locality: "torrential stream adjacent Moro Camp at base of Iagifu Ridge (6° 21.833′ S, 143° 13.481′ E, 800 m above sea level), Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea". ″

English Names

None noted.

Distribution

Moro and Benaria River, both localities within the Kikori Integrate Conservation and Development Project area, Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea

Comment

Most similar to Litoria macki and Litoria spinifera according to the original publication.

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