Litoria hilli Hiaso and Richards, 2006

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

Litoria hilli Hiaso and Richards, 2006, Sci. New Guinea, 28: 35. Holotype: UP 8444, by original designation. Type locality: "Vanua Mountain (11° 28′ S, 153° 29′ E), Tagula Island, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea".

Litoria rostandi Kraus, 2007, Herpetologica, 63: 366. Holotype: BPBM 20631, by original designation. Type locality: "Gesirava River, 11.4902°S, 153.4198°E, 150 m, Sudest Island, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea". Synonymy by F. Kraus and S. Richards (pers. comm. in IUCN Red List).

English Names

None noted.

Distribution

Uplands, 130-140 m elevation, of Tagula Island in the Louisiade Archipelago of Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea.

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: Papua New Guinea

Endemic: Papua New Guinea

Comment

Most similar to Litoria prora according to the original description of Litoria hilli. Most similar to Litoria humboldtorum according to the original publication of Litoria rostandi.

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