The Wotjulum frog (''Litoria watjulumensis'') is a species of frog 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. ...

. Its

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s are

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dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical swamps, rivers, intermittent rivers, swamps, freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, and rocky areas. ''Litoria watjulumensis'' was named for Watjulum Mission in the north of

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, a sometimes spelled 'wotjulum'. This has led to variants in the common names and the specific epithet, repeating the spelling of

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's publication as ''Hyla wotjulumensis''. The

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s include Watjulum or Wotjulum frog, Watjulum Mission tree frog, and giant or large rocket frog. The publication of the species was based on a type collection by Copland. The collection, 29 specimens at the

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, was reassigned as three

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s; for this species, '' Litoria coplandi'', and ''

Litoria peronii Peron's tree frog (''Litoria peronii''), also known as the emerald-spotted tree frog, emerald-speckled tree frog, laughing tree frog, and maniacal cackle frog, is species of tree frog in the subfamily Pelodryadinae Pelodryadinae, also known ...

''.Tyler, M.J. 1968. A taxonomic study of hylid frogs of the ''Hyla lesueuri'' complex occurring in north-western Australia. Records of the South Australian Museum 15: 711–727 16 The type for ''Litoria watjulumensis'' was collected near Watjulum mission "close to Yampi Sound, north of King Sound".

References

Litoria Amphibians of Queensland Amphibians of Western Australia Amphibians of the Northern Territory Amphibians described in 1957 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Frogs of Australia {{Amphibian-stub