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Litoria xanthomera Davies, McDonald, and Adams, 1986

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

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Litoria xanthomera Davies, McDonald, and Adams, 1986, Proc. R. Soc. Victoria, 98: 66. Holotype: QM 42011, by original designation. Type locality: "Henrietta Creek, Palmerston National Park, Q[ueens]l[an]d., Australia (17° 37′, 145° 40′)".

English Names

Northern Orange-eyed Treefrog (Ingram, Nattrass, and Czechura, 1993, Mem. Queensland Mus., 33: 222).

Lime Treefrog (Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 60).

Orange-thighed Frog (Barker, Grigg, and Tyler, 1995, Field Guide Aust. Frogs., Ed. 2: 134; Tyler and Knight, 2009, Field Guide Frogs Aust.: 30).

Distribution

Coastal rainforest from Cooktown to Townsville, Queensland, Australia.

Comment

In the Litoria chloris group of Barker, Grigg, and Tyler, 1995, Field Guide Aust. Frogs., Ed. 2: 108. In the Litoria chloris group of Menzies and Tyler, 2004, Aust. J. Zool., 52: 203. See brief account by Tyler and Knight, 2009, Field Guide Frogs Aust.: 30-31.

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