Litoria beryllinus Richards and Donnellan, 2023

Class: Amphibia > Order: Anura > Family: Hylidae > Subfamily: Pelodryadinae > Genus: Litoria > Species: Litoria beryllinus

Litoria beryllinus Richards and Donnellan, 2023, Zootaxa, 5271: 479. Holotype: SAMA R71458, by original designation. Type locality: "Sepik River headwaters, West Sepik (Sandaun) Province, Papua New Guinea (4°39.185’S, 141°43.448’E; 835 m a.s.l.)". Zoobank publication registration: 60AE1108-9C8F-4808-8A4F-EA8245AA2D0B

English Names

New Guinea Pale Green Treefrog (original publication). 

Distribution

Known only from the vicinity of the type locality (Sepik River headwaters, West Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, ca. 835 m elevation) on the northern slope of the Central Cordillera. 

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: Papua New Guinea

Endemic: Papua New Guinea

Comment

Comparative morphology and molecular markers, as well as advertisement call, detailed in the original publication. 

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