Litoria everetti (Boulenger, 1897)

Kaiser, Hinrich, Carvalho, Venancio Lopes, Ceballos, Jester, Freed, Paul, Heacox, Scott, Lester, Barbara, Richards, Stephen J., Trainor, Colin R., Sanchez, Caitlin & O'Shea, Mark, 2011, The herpetofauna of Timor-Leste: a first report, ZooKeys 109, pp. 19-86 : 31

Litoria everetti (Boulenger, 1897) Fig. 6

Common names.

(E) Everett’s Timor Treefrog. *(T) Manduku ai Timor (manduku = frog, ai = tree).

Identification.

Litoria everetti can easily be recognized by a combination of the following traits: webbed hands and feet, expanded finger and toe tips or disks, a well-developed supratympanic fold ( Fig. 6 ). The hidden portions of the legs have an orange marbled pattern in life. In common with most treefrogs, this species is nocturnal. Menzies (1987) provided an excellent description of this species and a photograph. SJR is familiar with this species and could confirm its identity.

Collection and natural history.

Two females of Litoria everetti were collected at night at the same locality and during the same night as Limnonectes timorensis . Based on their overall morphology and characteristic webbing, as well as their characteristically orange marbled thighs ( Boulenger 1897), these are clearly Litoria everetti . One specimen was found at the edge of the riverine embankment, perched on a branch. The second was caught on a small boulder near the water’s edge. Litoria everetti is a species in Red List Category "Least Concern" ( Iskandar and Mumpuni 2004).

Figures

Figure 6. Litoria everetti. Female from near Eraulo, Ermera District (USNM [CMD 420], SVL 59 mm). Photo by Mark O'Shea.