Viridihyla spectabilis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anura

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Batrachomorpha Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Superordo: Batrachia Cladus: Salientia Ordo: Anura

Familia: Pelodryadidae
Genus: Viridihyla
Species: Viridihyla spectabilis

Name

Viridihyla spectabilis (Richards & Donnellan, 2023)

• Holotype: SAMA R71123.
• Type locality: “upper Sepik River catchment, West Sepik (Sandaun) Province, Papua New Guinea (4°39.185’S, 141°43.448E; 835 m a.s.l.)”.

Combinations

• Litoria spectabilis Richards & Donnellan, 2023: 490 [original combination]

References

Primary references

• Richards, S.J. & Donnellan, S.C. 2023. Two new species of green treefrogs (Pelodryadidae: Litoria) from the northern slopes of Papua New Guinea’s Central Cordillera. Zootaxa 5271(3): 477–502. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5271.3.3 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: New Guinea Spectacular Treefrog