''Ranoidea bella'' is a species of

frog A frog is any member of a diverse and largely carnivorous group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians composing the order Anura (ανοὐρά, literally ''without tail'' in Ancient Greek). The oldest fossil "proto-frog" '' Triadobatrachus'' is ...

in the subfamily

Pelodryadinae Pelodryadinae, also known as Australian treefrogs (although not all members are arboreal), is a subfamily of frogs found in the region of Australia and New Guinea, and have also been introduced to New Caledonia, Guam, New Zealand, and Vanuatu. ...

, first found in

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. The species is most similar to '' R. gracilenta'' and '' R. chloris'', but can be distinguished from its cogeners by having a large male body size (between ), a "near-immaculate" green dorsum, an orange

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, its bright orange-coloured digits and webbing, the purple lateral surfaces of its thighs, by lacking a canthal stripe, its white bones, and a single-note male advertisement call. It inhabits rainforest and

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vine thicket near water.

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bella Bella is a feminine given name. It is a diminutive form of names ending in -bella. ''Bella'' is related to the Italian, Spanish, Greek, Portuguese and Latin words for beautiful, to the name Belle, meaning ''beautiful'' in French. It increased in ...

Frogs of Australia Amphibians of Queensland Endemic fauna of Australia Amphibians described in 2016 Taxa named by Jodi Rowley Taxa named by Stephen J. Richards {{Pelodryadinae-stub