Kuranda tree frog
| Kuranda tree frog | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Pelodryadidae |
| Genus: | Ranoidea |
| Species: | R. myola
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| Binomial name | |
| Ranoidea myola (Hoskin, 2007)
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The Kuranda tree frog (Ranoidea myola) is a frog from Australia. It lives in Queensland. Scientists have only seen it near the Barron River.[2][3]
The adult male frog is 3.5 to 4.5 cm long and the adult female frog is 5.7 to 6.9 cm long. They can be brown, tan, gray or a mix of these with darker brown or green marks. The female frog spends most of her time in trees and the male frog spends most of his time near streams.[3]
This frog is endangered because of habitat loss, because of the fungal disease chytridiomycosis, because of predators brought from other places and because of competition from a similar frog, the green-eyed tree frog.[3]
References
- ↑ Conrad Hoskin (2004). "Kuranda Tree Frog: Litoria myola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T136003A4225804. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T136003A4225804.en. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Ranoidea myola (Hoskin, 2007)". American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Azucena Barrios; Alec Bauer; Heather Foreman (April 27, 2017). "Litoria myola: Kuranda Tree Frog". AmphibiaWeb. Retrieved September 18, 2020.