The Geelvink pygmy tree frog (''Litoria pygmaea'') 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. It is found in

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 ...

. Its common name refers to Geelvink Bay (presently Cenderawasih Bay) where its type locality, the Yapen island lies. 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 subtropical or tropical moist lowland

forest A forest is an area of land dominated by trees. Hundreds of definitions of forest are used throughout the world, incorporating factors such as tree density, tree height, land use, legal standing, and ecological function. The United Nations' ...

s, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, rural gardens, urban areas, and canals and ditches.

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Litoria Amphibians of New Guinea Amphibians of Indonesia Amphibians of Papua New Guinea Amphibians described in 1875 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Pelodryadinae-stub