Geelvink pygmy tree frog

Geelvink pygmy tree frog
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Pelodryadidae
Genus:	Litoria
Species:	L. pygmaea
Binomial name
	Litoria pygmaea; (Meyer, 1875)[2]

The Geelvink pygmy tree frog (Litoria pygmaea) is a species of frog in the family Pelodryadidae. It is found in New Guinea. Its common name refers to Geelvink Bay (presently Cenderawasih Bay) where its type locality, the Yapen island lies.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, rural gardens, urban areas, and canals and ditches.[1]

References

Richards, Stephen; Price, David (2004). "Litoria pygmaea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T55749A11360866. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55749A11360866.en.
Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Litoria pygmaea (Meyer, 1875)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2 September 2013.

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[IUCN-1] Richards, Stephen; Price, David (2004). "Litoria pygmaea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T55749A11360866. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55749A11360866.en.

[frost-2] Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Litoria pygmaea (Meyer, 1875)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2 September 2013.