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Geelvink pygmy tree frog

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Anura

Genus
  
Litoria

Higher classification
  
Australasian treefrogs

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Hylidae

Scientific name
  
Litoria pygmaea

Rank
  
Species

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The Geelvink pygmy tree frog (Litoria pygmaea) is a species of frog in the Hylidae family. It is found in West Papua (Indonesia) and Papua New Guinea. Its common name refers to Geelvink Bay (presently Cenderawasih Bay) where its type locality, the Yapen island lies. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, rural gardens, urban areas, and canals and ditches.

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Geelvink pygmy tree frog Wikipedia


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