''Litoria viranula'' is a species of
frog in the family
Hylidae, endemic to
New Guinea.
It is in the same species group with ''
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 ...
''.
The male adult frog measures about 23.5 mm in
snout-vent length and the female about 26.4 mm. Its head is longer than it is wide and its pupils are horizontal. The front feet usually have almost no webbing and the hind feet have lots of webbing. The skin of the dorsum is bright green and there is a bronze stripe on its back. It has darker patches on its legs and middle.
This frog lives in forests near the
Digul River and
Fly River. The female lays eggs in flowing water and in temporarily flooded environments.
The Latin name of this species ''viranula'' is a combination of ''viridis'' and ''ranula'' for ''green'' and ''frog''.
Original description
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References
Species described in 2008
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