Litoria infrafrenata ( Günther, 1867 )

Karin, Benjamin R., Stubbs, Alexander L., Arifin, Umilaela, Bloch, Luke M., Ramadhan, G., Iskandar, Djoko T., Arida, Evy, Reilly, Sean B., Kusnadi, Agus & Mcguire, Jimmy A., 2018, The herpetofauna of the Kei Islands (Maluku, Indonesia): Comprehensive report on new and historical collections, biogeographic patterns, conservation concerns, and an annotated checklist of species from Kei Kecil, Kei Besar, Tam, and Kur, Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 66, pp. 704-738 : 733

Litoria infrafrenata ( Günther, 1867)

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Type locality. Cape York Peninsula , Queensland, Australia .

Distribution in the Kei Islands. This species has only been found on Kei Kecil and Kei Besar.

Natural history. A common nocturnal inhabitant where observed, Litoria infrafrenata was often found on large leaves and small branches in trees in disturbed forest and plantations. It was especially common in banana plantations and on other large broad-leaf plants. Large numbers of L. infrafrenata would come down from the canopy and call on some nights we stayed on Kei Kecil yet on other nights frogs were largely inactive despite seemingly (to us) identical weather conditions. This activity pattern (or lack thereof) seems to be common for this species and other Litoria species we have observed in other areas of Maluku.

Field identification. Compared to Litoria cf. bicolor , L. infrafrenata is much larger in size and has a distinct white lip; colour uniform bright green, sometimes changing to brown; possesses a bright, white stripe along the lower lip that extends below the tympanum to near the base of the forelimb; Fig. 37. Photo in life of Litoria infrafrenata from Kei Kecil.

another white stripe along the margin of the hindlimb from the fourth and fifth toes to the heel; second finger longer than first; finger and toe discs distinctly enlarged; fingers half webbed; toes nearly fully webbed; SVL to 45–90 on Kei Kecil (n=16).