The Barabuna tree frog (''Litoria contrastens'') is a species of

frog A frog is any member of a diverse and largely Carnivore, carnivorous group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians composing the order (biology), order Anura (ανοὐρά, literally ''without tail'' in Ancient Greek). The oldest fossil "proto-f ...

in the subfamily

Pelodryadinae Pelodryadinae, also known as Australian treefrogs (although not all members are arboreal), is a subfamily of frogs found in the region of Australia and New Guinea, and have also been introduced to New Caledonia, Guam, New Zealand, and Vanuatu. ...

. It is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...

. Its natural

habitat In ecology, the term habitat summarises the array of resources, physical and biotic factors that are present in an area, such as to support the survival and reproduction of a particular species. A species habitat can be seen as the physical ...

s are

swamp A swamp is a forested wetland.Keddy, P.A. 2010. Wetland Ecology: Principles and Conservation (2nd edition). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. 497 p. Swamps are considered to be transition zones because both land and water play a role in ...

s and rural gardens. It is threatened by

habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a natural habitat becomes incapable of supporting its native species. The organisms that previously inhabited the site are displaced or dead, thereby ...

Taxonomy

''Litoria'' ''contrastens'' is part of the species-group ''L. bicolor'', which was created to accommodate 7 species from the region that had characteristics in common. The other members of the group are'':'' ''

Litoria cooloolensis The Cooloola sedge frog or Cooloola tree frog (''Litoria cooloolensis'') is a species of frog in the subfamily Pelodryadinae. It is endemic to Australia and only known from Fraser Island, Fraser and North Stradbroke Islands, off south-eastern Qu ...

'' and ''

Litoria fallax The eastern dwarf tree frog (''Litoria fallax''), also known as the eastern sedge-frog, is a species of tree frog. It is a small and very common frog and found on the eastern coast of Australia, from around Cairns, Queensland, to around Ulladull ...

'' in Australia; ''

Litoria bicolor The northern dwarf tree frog (''Litoria bicolor'') is a small species of tree frog native to northern Australia, from the Kimberly region of Western Australia to Bowen, Queensland, and Aru Islands of Indonesia. These small frogs are also commo ...

'' in Austrália and Papua New Guine; ''

Litoria bibonius ''Litoria bibonius'' is a species of frog of the subfamily Pelodryadinae. Distribution This species is found in the D'Entrecasteaux, Normanby and Goodenough islands in Papua New Guinea. Description It can be distinguished from other lowl ...

Litoria longicrus The Wendessi tree frog (''Litoria longicrus'') is a species of frog in the subfamily Pelodryadinae. It is found in New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers. Description It has finger disks ...

'' and ''

Litoria mystax The Moaif tree frog (''Litoria mystax'') is a species of frog in the subfamily Pelodryadinae, endemic to West Papua, Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Taxonomy ''Litoria'' ''mystax'' is part of t ...

'' in Papua New Guine.

References

Litoria Amphibians of Papua New Guinea Amphibians described in 1968 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Pelodryadinae-stub