Moaif tree frog
{{Short description|Species of amphibian}}
{{Speciesbox
| status = DD
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| taxon = Litoria mystax
| authority = (van Kampen, 1906)
| synonyms = {{center|Hyla mystax (Van Kampen, 1906)
Litoria mystax (Tyler, 1971)}}
}}
The Moaif tree frog (Litoria mystax) is a species of frog in the subfamily Pelodryadinae, endemic to West Papua, Indonesia. Its natural habitat 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 and Litoria fallax in Australia; Litoria bicolor in Austrália and Papua New Guine; Litoria bibonius, Litoria contrastens, Litoria longicrus and Litoria mystax in Papua New Guine.{{cite journal |last=Kraus |first=Fred |last2=Allison |first2=Allen |date=June 2004 |title=Two New Treefrogs from Normanby Island, Papua New Guinea |url=http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1670/100-03A |language=en |pages=197–207 |doi=10.1670/100-03A |issn=0022-1511 |access-date=2023-02-10 |number=2 |periodical=Journal of Herpetology}}
References
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Category:Amphibians of Western New Guinea
Category:Amphibians described in 1906
Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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