Loveridge's frog
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Loveridge's frog | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Limnodynastidae |
Genus: | Philoria |
Species: | P. loveridgei
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Binomial name | |
Philoria loveridgei Parker, 1940
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Loveridge's frog (Philoria loveridgei), also known as the masked mountain frog, is a species of frogs in the family Limnodynastidae.
It is endemic to Australia.
Its natural habitats are subtropical and tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical and tropical moist montane forests, and streams.
It is threatened by habitat loss and by infection of the amphibian chytrid fungus. Loveridge's frog is named in honour of British herpetologist, Arthur Loveridge.
Sources
- ^ Jean-Marc Hero, John Clarke, Ed Meyer (2004). "Philoria loveridgei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T54354A11128330. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T54354A11128330.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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