Efogi tree frog, Exochohyla prora (Menzies, 1969) of central Province / Papua New Guinea around 850m ASL.
Exochohyla prora (Menzies, 1969), formerly classified as Hyla prora and later as Litoria prora, is a medium-sized arboreal tree frog of the family Pelodryadidae. In Papua New Guinea, it has been recorded from widely separated localities along the humid southern slopes of the central mountain ranges, including Efogi in the Owen Stanley Range and the upper Kikori River region; adult males measure approximately 40–44.5 mm in snout–vent length. The species is distinguished by a conspicuous rostral spike in both sexes, fully webbed fingers and strongly crenulated dermal fringes along the limbs and lower jaw. The genus Exochohyla, established in 2025, combines the Greek exochos, meaning “projecting” or “jutting out”, with Hyla; the specific epithet prora is Latin for the prow of a ship, likewise referring to the frog’s projecting, prow-like snout. This arboreal species breeds at small forest pools, attaching large eggs to leaves above the water; after hatching, the free-swimming tadpoles drop into the pool and complete their development there.





