THE NEW SPECIE OF FROG: LITORIA MIRA the kind you can’t eat and discovered

 

THE NEW SPECIE OF FROG: LITORIA MIRA  the kind you can’t eat and  discovered   

Litoria mira is a species found in the rainforest swamps of New Guinea. First discovered in 2016, this frog was dubbed as “chocolate frog” because of its distinctive brown coloured skin. The scientific name was chosen as Litoria mira, which means surprised or strange in Latin. They are found in hot swampy areas infested with crocodiles. This had discouraged exploration during the past instances.

The chocolate frog’s closest relation is the Australian green tree frog. These species have common characteristics except for their coloration, with the latter being green instead of brown.

It is to note that Litoria mira bears resemblance with the common green tree frog of Australia- also known as Litoria cerulean. They both look similar apart from their skin colour. However, some differences can be seen when studied closely. According to the report, Litoria mira can be differentiated from all other Litoria due to its unique combination of webbing on hand, large size, limbs that are relatively short and robust as well as a small violet patch of skin which is present on the edge of its eyes.

The frog is thought to be found across Papua New Guinea in hard-to-reach lowland swamp forests. The species was typically observed perched on branches about 3 meters of the ground, the study says.

You might hear the “chocolate” frog before you see it. The amphibian makes a “deep, masking bark” that sounds like “crawk, crawk, crawk.”