Javelin frog
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| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| taxon = Litoria microbelos
| authority = (Cogger, 1966)
| range_map = Javelin frog (Litoria microbelos) range.svg
| synonyms = *Llewellynura microbelos Wells and Wellington, 1985
- H. d. microbelos Cogger, 1966
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The javelin frog (Litoria microbelos) is a species of frog in the subfamily Pelodryadinae, that is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, swamps, and intermittent freshwater marshes.{{cite iucn |author=Jean-Marc Hero, Dale Roberts, Paul Horner, Richard Retallick |date=2004 |title=Litoria microbelos |volume=2004 |page=e.T41099A10390183 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T41099A10390183.en |access-date=18 November 2021}}
Description
The javelin frog is the smallest known tree frog in Australia, with males reaching {{Convert|16|mm|in|abbr=on}} and females {{Convert|18|mm|in|abbr=on}} in length.{{cite book|author=Marion Anstis|author-link=Marion Anstis|title =Tadpoles and Frogs of Australia|publisher =New Holland Publishers|year =2013|pages=245–248|isbn =9781921517167}} Colours are typically brown with a light-brown dorsal surface, dark-brown lateral stripes and light, almost white, ventral surface. A white stripe runs along the lip and along the side of the frog.
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Category:Amphibians of Western Australia
Category:Amphibians of the Northern Territory
Category:Amphibians of Queensland
Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Category:Amphibians described in 1966
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