Litoria havina
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Litoria havina

Litoria havina is a species of frog in the family Pelodryadidae.It is found in New Guinea.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical swamps, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, heavily degraded former forests, and canals and ditches.

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It is threatened by habitat loss.

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Appearance

L. havina emits a whistling call of one long and two short notes. Males of the species have a fleshy nose spike.

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Habits and Lifestyle

L. havina resides in swamps in tropical forests. It breeds in stagnant pools. Eggs are laid in clusters of 3–18 on leaves between 0.8–1.8 metres (2.6–5.9 ft) above the water. Freshly laid eggs are 2.5 millimetres (0.098 in) in diameter and are greenish-white in color. As the embryo develops, the eggs turn brown. When the eggs hatch, the tadpoles drop into the water below.

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References

1. Litoria havina Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litoria_havina
2. Litoria havina on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/55725/152544745

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