The Moaif tree frog (''Litoria mystax'') 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. ...

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 ...

to West Papua, Indonesia. 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 ...

is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Taxonomy

''Litoria'' ''mystax'' 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 contrastens,'' '' Litoria longicrus'' and '' Litoria mystax'' in Papua New Guine.

References

Litoria Amphibians of Western New Guinea Amphibians described in 1906 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Pelodryadinae-stub