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Text and photos by Nick Baker, unless credited to others.
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Kallistobatrachus
iris - Western Highland Treefrog |
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Family : PELODRYADIDAE
Species size (snout to vent) : at least 25 mm (based on these 3 examples) |
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Example 1
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Sighting Details :
Date : May 2007
Location : Western Province, PNG
Elevation :
980 metres
Size (snout-to-vent) : 25 mm
Call : A
single chirp.
Habitat :
On low vegetation, next to small stream
gully through primary forest.
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Example 2
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Sighting Details :
Date :
May
2007
Location :
Western
Province, PNG
Elevation :
980
metres
Size (snout-to-vent) :
Around
25 mm
Habitat :
On low
vegetation, next to small stream gully through primary forest.
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Example 3
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Sighting Details :
Date :
May
2007
Location :
Western
Province, PNG
Elevation :
980
metres
Size (snout-to-vent) :
Around
25 mm
Habitat :
On low
vegetation, next to small stream gully through primary forest.
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References
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Amphibians Of The World -
Kallistobatrachus iris
Donnellan, S. C., Mahony, M. J., Esquerré, D., Brennan, I. G., Price, L.
C., Lemmon, A., ... & Richards, S. J. (2025). Phylogenomics informs a
generic revision of the Australo-Papuan treefrogs (Anura: Pelodryadidae).
Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 204(2), zlaf015.
Menzies, J., 1975. Handbook of Common New Guinea Frogs. Wau Ecology
Institute (Handbook No. 1).
Menzies, J., 2006. The Frogs of New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. Pensoft
Publishers. 346 pp.
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