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<i>Ranoidea bella</i>

Ranoidea bella

Species of frog


Ranoidea bella is a species of frog in the subfamily Pelodryadinae, first found in Cape York Peninsula. The species is most similar to R. gracilenta and R. chloris, but can be distinguished from its cogeners by having a large male body size (between 34.5 to 41.8 millimetres (1.36 to 1.65 in)), a "near-immaculate" green dorsum, an orange venter, its bright orange-coloured digits and webbing, the purple lateral surfaces of its thighs, by lacking a canthal stripe, its white bones, and a single-note male advertisement call. It inhabits rainforest and monsoon vine thicket near water.[1][2]

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References

  1. Mcdonald, Keith R.; Rowley, Jodi J. L.; Richards, Stephen J.; Frankham, Greta J (2016). "A new species of treefrog (Litoria) from Cape York Peninsula, Australia". Zootaxa. 4171 (1): 153–169. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4171.1.6. PMID 27701252.
  2. Vink, Jasmine (29 September 2016). "New frog species discovered in remote North Queensland". Australian Geographic. Australian Geographic. Retrieved 4 October 2016.



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