Tornier's frog

Tornier's frog (Litoria tornieri) is a species of frog in the family Pelodryadidae, endemic to Australia.[3]

Tornier's frog
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Pelodryadidae
Genus: Litoria
Species:
L. tornieri
Binomial name
Litoria tornieri
(Nieden, 1923)[1]
Synonyms

Habitat

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical swamps, dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, swamps, intermittent freshwater lakes, and intermittent freshwater marshes.[3]

References
  1. ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System). www.itis.gov.
  2. Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. research.amnh.org.
  3. Hero, J.-M., Roberts, D. & Horner, P. 2004. Litoria tornieri. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 July 2007.

Further reading
  • Boulenger, G.A. 1882. Catalogue of the Batrachia Salientia s. Ecaudata in the Collection of the British Museum. Second Edition. Trustees of the British Museum. (Taylor and Francis, printers.) London. xvi + 503 pp. + Plates I.- XXX. (Hyla affinis, p. 413 + Plate XXVI., Figure 3.)
  • Gray, J.E. 1842. Descriptions of some hitherto unrecorded species of Australian reptiles and batrachians. Zool. Misc., Part 2: 51–57.
    (Pelodytes affinis, p. 56.)
  • Nieden, F. 1923. Subordo Aglossa und Phaneroglossa. Anura 1. Das Tierreich 46: 1–584. (Hyla tornieri, p. 228.)


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