Litoria mareku

species of amphibian

Mareku's tree frog (Litoria mareku) is a frog from Indonesia. Scientists saw it in the Wondiwoi Mountains in Papua Province.[2][3][4]

Litoria mareku
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Pelodryadidae
Genus: Litoria
Species:
L. mareku
Binomial name
Litoria mareku
(Günther, 2008)

Appearance

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The scientists who wrote the first paper about this frog caught two adult male frogs. These frogs were 25.5 and 26.5 mm long in from nose to rear end with smooth skin. This frog is green and gray in color with a black mark in front of both eyes and a black band across its body. Its belly, chest, and throat are light in color, with yellow color on the sides of its body. The insides of its hind legs are blue. There are spots on the sides of its throat and body.[4]

This frog lives in the Wandammen Peninsula in primary rainforest. The scientist team found the two frogs in their paper on small woody plants. The plants were not far from a stream and not far from a swamp.[4] But the scientists did not know whether it was the stream or the swamp that the frogs liked.

Taxonomy

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Scientists say this frog is related to Litoria mucro, Litoria nigromaculata and Litoria nigropunctata.[2]

Scientists named the frogs after the man who caught them: Genus Mareku. He is from Yeretuar village. He was a guide. He led the scientists through the Wondiwoi Mountains.[4]

References

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  1. Rainer Günther; Stephen Richards (2008). "Litoria mareku". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T135897A4217895. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T135897A4217895.en. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Litoria mareku (Günther, 2008)". Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  3. "Litoria mareku". AmphibiaWeb. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Rainer Günther (May 12, 2008). "Two new hylid frogs (Anura: Hylidae: Litoria) from western New Guinea" (PDF). Vertebrate Zoology (Full text). 58 (1): 83–92. doi:10.3897/vz.58.e30913. S2CID 131314540. Retrieved May 25, 2022.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)