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'''Everett's tree frog''' or '''Everett's Timor tree frog''' ('''''Litoria everetti''''') is a species of [[frog]] in the [[Hylidae]] family. The scientific name commemorates British colonial administrator and zoological collector [[Alfred Hart Everett]].
'''Everett's treefrog''' or the '''Timor treefrog''' ('''''Litoria everetti''''') is a species of [[frog]] in the family [[Hylidae]]. The scientific name commemorates the British colonial administrator and zoological collector [[Alfred Hart Everett]].


==Distribution and habitat==
==Distribution and habitat==
It is found in [[Indonesia]] and [[East Timor]]. Its natural [[habitat]]s are subtropical or tropical dry [[forest]]s, subtropical or tropical dry [[shrubland]], [[river]]s, intermittent rivers, freshwater [[marsh]]es, and intermittent freshwater marshes.
It is found on the [[Indonesia]]n islands of on [[Alor Island|Alor]], [[Sumba]], [[Savu«Sawu]], and in both Indonesian [[West Timor]] and independant [[East Timor|Timor-Leste]]. Its natural [[habitat]]s are subtropical or tropical dry [[forest]]s, subtropical or tropical dry [[shrubland]], [[river]]s, intermittent rivers, freshwater [[marsh]]es, and intermittent freshwater marshes.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 19:15, 2 October 2014

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L. everetti
Binomial name
Litoria everetti
(Boulenger, 1897)

Everett's treefrog or the Timor treefrog (Litoria everetti) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. The scientific name commemorates the British colonial administrator and zoological collector Alfred Hart Everett.

Distribution and habitat

It is found on the Indonesian islands of on Alor, Sumba, Savu«Sawu, and in both Indonesian West Timor and independant Timor-Leste. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes.

References