''Litoria lodesdema'' 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.
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, endemic to
New Guinea
New Guinea (; Hiri Motu
Hiri Motu, also known as Police Motu, Pidgin Motu, or just Hiri, is a language of Papua New Guinea, which is spoken in surrounding areas of Port Moresby (Capital of Papua New Guinea).
It is a simplified version of ...
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The adult male frog is yellow-green in color and measures about 22 mm in
snout-vent length. It has a bronze or yellow stripe. These frogs have some webbing on their front feet and more webbing on their hind feet.
These frogs have been observed laying eggs in a roadside marsh.
The scientists who first described ''Litoria lodesdema'' named it from the Latin phrase ''loca demissa septentrionalis domicilium habemus'' or "in the lowlands of the north we have our home".
References
lodesdema
Frogs of Asia
Amphibians described in 2008
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