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Highland tree frog

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Anura

Genus
  
Litoria

Higher classification
  
Australasian treefrogs

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Hylidae

Scientific name
  
Litoria wollastoni

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Species

Highland tree frog

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The Highland treefrog or Wollaston's treefrog (Litoria wollastoni) , is a species of frog in the Hylidae family, found in West New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forests. It was named in honour of the British naturalist and explorer Sandy Wollaston, who collected the holotype on the Setakwa River, southern Netherlands New Guinea in 1912-1913. The holotype is housed in the Natural History Museum, London, accession number BMNH 1947.2.23.59.

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Highland tree frog Wikipedia