Litoria spartacus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Litoria |
| Species: | L. spartacus
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| Litoria spartacus | |
Litoria spartacus is a species of frog in the subfamily
Litoria spinifera but has a smaller size and more extensively webbed hands and less tuberculate body.[2]
Description
Adult males measure 36–38 mm (1.4–1.5 in) and adult females—based on a single specimen—about 51 mm (2.0 in) in snout–vent length. The body of the males is moderately slender and the limbs are long; the head is winder than the body. The snout is rounded. The eyes are large and prominent. The
dorsum has yellowish green background color, and is overlaid by extensive light to dark brown blotching. The sides are variably yellowish-green, or yellowish-green and brown, sometimes spotted with white. The ventral surfaces are dirty off-white, mixed with very light grey patches, and sometimes with brown speckling concentrated laterally. The hidden surfaces of the thighs and tarsus are egg-yolk yellow to orange. The iris is yellowish white with thin brown reticulations. The female is similar to the males but is more robust and has relatively narrower head and more greenish coloration.[2]
The male advertisement call is a series of 10–14 bell-like, un-pulsed notes that last for about 5–20 seconds.[2]
Habitat and conservation
Litoria spartacus is known from
above sea level. Males call from branches overhanging torrential streams, some 3–10 m (10–33 ft) above the ground.[1][2]
Threats to this species are not known. Based on calling males, it is locally abundant. The known range is within a protected area.[1]
References
- ^ . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Richards, Stephen J. & Oliver, Paul M. (2006). "A new species of torrent-dwelling Litoria (Anura: Hylidae) from the Kikori Integrated Conservation and Development Project area, Papua New Guinea". Salamandra. 42 (4): 231–238.
- ^ a b c Frost, Darrel R. (2019). "Litoria spartacus Richards and Oliver, 2006". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 May 2019.