Litoria
Genus of amphibians
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Litoria is a genus of Pelodryadid treefrogs, which was historically a wastebasket taxon for the most or all of the family, until a 2025 phylogenetic study separated the family into 35 genera.[1]
| Litoria Temporal range: | |
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| Watjulum frog (Litoria wajulumensis) in the Kimberley, Western Australia | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Pelodryadidae |
| Subfamily: | Pelodryadinae |
| Genus: | Litoria Tschudi, 1838 |
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Description
The species within the genus Litoria have similar appearances, ranging from grey to brown, although some species exhibit some red colouration, warts or rough skin that helps differentiate their appearance. Most Litoria have a sharper snout than other Pelodryadidae, and many have very large legs and can jump long distances.[2]
Distribution and habitat
Species
After the splitting of Pelodryadidae, the number of recognised species in the genus reduced from over 100 to just thirteen.[4]
- Litoria axillaris Doughty, 2011 - Kimberley rocket frog
- Litoria coplandi (Tyler, 1968) - Copland's rock frog
- Litoria freycineti Tschudi, 1838 - Freycinet's frog
- Litoria inermis (Peters, 1867) - Bumpy rocket frog
- Litoria latopalmata Günther, 1867 - Broad-palmed frog
- Litoria nasuta (Gray, 1842) - Striped rocket frog
- Litoria nigrofrenata (Günther, 1867) - Bridled frog
- Litoria pallida Davies, Martin, and Watson, 1983 - Pale frog
- Litoria personata Tyler, Davies, and Martin, 1978 - Masked frog
- Litoria spaldingi (Hosmer, 1964)
- Litoria staccato Doughty and Anstis, 2007 - Chattering rock frog
- Litoria tornieri (Nieden, 1923) - Tornier's frog
- Litoria watjulumensis (Copland, 1957) - Watjulum frog
