Masked frog

Masked frog
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Pelodryadidae
Genus: Litoria
Species:
L. personata
Binomial name
Litoria personata
(Tyler, Davies and Martin 1978)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Dryopsophus personata (Wells and Wellington, 1985)

The masked frog, masked rock frog or masked cave frog (Litoria personata) is a frog from Australia.[3][4] It lives in the Northern Territory's Arnham Land Escarpment.[5]

This frog lives in forests and grasslands. It hides under boulders and in cracks in rocks.[3]

This frog lays eggs in crevices in rocks and in small pools of water, but scientists do not know much about their eggs.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Litoria personata: Masked Rock Frog". Frogs of Australia. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Litoria personata (Tyler, Davies and Martin, 1978)". Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 J-M Hero; H. G. Cogger; J. D. Roberts; P. Horner1 (April 5, 2002). "Litoria personata: Masked Frog". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved July 2, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ↑ Harold Cogger; Dale Roberts; Paul Horner (2004). "Litoria personata". 2004. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T41106A10399192. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T41106A10399192.en. Retrieved July 2, 2020. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. ↑ Harold Heatwole; Jodi Rowley, eds. (June 1, 2018). Status of Conservation and Decline of Amphibians: Australia, New Zealand, and Pacific Islands. Csiro Publishing. ISBN 9781486308408. Retrieved July 2, 2020.