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Kallistobatrachus lisae - Lisa's Treefrog
 
 
Family : PELODRYADIDAE
Species size (snout to vent) : 35 mm (this example)

 

 

 

 
  


Example 1
  


Sighting Details Figs 1 and 2 :

Date : May 2005
Location :
Southern Highlands Province, PNG
Elevation : 1150 metres
Size (snout-to-vent) : Approx 35 mm
Call : A single 'chirp' repeated a few times each minute.
Habitat : Adjacent to small roadside ditch, near primary forest.

 

 

Example 2
  


Sighting Details Fig 3 (metamorph) :

Date : May 2005
Location :
Southern Highlands Province, PNG
Elevation : 1150 metres
Size (snout-to-vent) : Approx 20 mm
Habitat : Adjacent to small roadside ditch, near primary forest.



References : 

Amphibians Of The World - Kallistobatrachus lisae

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.