Ranoidea callista

Ranoidea callista
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Ranoidea
Species:
R. callista
Binomial name
Ranoidea callista
(Kraus, 2013)
Synonyms[2]
  • Litoria callista Kraus, 2013
  • Dryopsophus callista (Kraus, 2013)

Ranoidea callista is a species of tree frog in the subfamily Pelodryadinae, endemic to Papua New Guinea. It has been observed on Mount Trafalgar, about 220 meters above sea level.[2][3]

The author of the first formal description of Ranoidea callista, Fred Kraus, placed it in the same species group as Litoria gracilenta but noted its different coloration, different call, and the fact that it lays eggs in streams. It is likely to also be found in many other places in New Guinea and Australia as well.[4][1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). "Litoria callista". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1: e.T74045828A74046131. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T74045828A74046131.en. S2CID 243284565. 74045828. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Ranoidea callista (Kraus, 1961)". American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  3. ^ "Litoria callista". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  4. ^ Fred Kraus (2013). "A new treefrog of the Litoria gracilenta group (Hylidae) from Papua New Guinea". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 126 (2): 151–160. doi:10.2988/0006-324X-126.2.151. S2CID 128714886. Retrieved August 25, 2020.