Kimberley rocket frog
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Litoria
Species:
L. axillaris
Binomial name
Litoria axillaris
Doughty, 2011

The Kimberley rocket frog (Litoria axillaris) is a species of small frog that is endemic to Western Australia.[1][2] The species epithet axillaris refers to the stripes on the sides of the body.[2][3]

Description

The species grows up to 25.5 mm long, and has a triangular head with a pointed snout, and long limbs with half-webbed toes. It is pale greyish-brown with dark lateral stripes extending from the snout through the eyes and along the sides of the body.[2]

Distribution and habitat

The frog has only been recorded from the Prince Regent National Park, in the north-west Kimberley region of north-western Australia, where it has been observed on sandstone rock platforms.[2]

Researchers have heard the male frogs calling in pairs or alone, not in large groups as occurs with other frogs.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2021). "Litoria axillaris Doughty, 2011". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Kimberley Rocket Frog". Frog Watch. Western Australian Museum. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  3. ↑ "Litoria axillaris: Kimberly Rocket Frog". AmphibiaWeb. Retrieved October 12, 2020.


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