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Text and photos by Nick Baker, unless credited to others.
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Leptobatrachus
thesaurensis - Treasury Island Treefrog |
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Family : PELODRYADIDAE
Species size (snout to vent) : Up to 55mm. |
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Sighting Details :
Date :
January 2007
Location : Western Province, PNG
Elevation :
600 metres
Size (snout-to-vent) : 30 mm
Habitat : In tangle of fallen vegetation, adjacent
to primary forest.
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References :
Amphibians Of The World -
Leptobatrachus thesaurensis
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
Richards, S., 2002. An illustrated field guide to the Frogs of the Kikori River Basin. A report to WWF-PNG.
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