Distributionįound along the coast from near Cooktown in QLD, south to Gosford in NSW. Looks similar to Litoria chloris and Litoria xanthomera in its distribution, but has a pale green or yellow stripe from the nostril over the eye, and an orange iris instead of red as present in Litoria chloris. Breeds during spring to summer after heavy rain. They often remain at the bottom of water bodies, and take at least two months to develop into frogs. Tadpoles can reach a total length of up to 4.5 cm, and are brown in colour. Breeding BiologyĮggs are laid as clusters near the surface of the water in temporary swamps, flooded grasslands, and ponds. These frogs are known to end up in fruit markets outside of their natural distribution after resting undetected on transported banana bunches. Fingers are three-quarters webbed and toes are fully webbed, both with large discs. The backs of the thighs are purple or reddish-brown, and the hands and feet are bright yellow. The pupil is horizontal, and the iris is orange. Use the map, frog size, and photos to help with frog identification. For each species, a breeding bar indicates the months when the frog is very likely (dark green) or po/SSIbly (light green) breeding in Florida, and a range map indicates where the species is found. There is a pale green or yellow stripe from the nostril to past the eye, following the top half of the eye. For help identifying other frogs, go to our main Floridas Frogs webpage. A medium-sized species of frog reaching up to 4.5 cm in body length. The green tree frog is a plump, rather large tree frog, and can grow up to 11.5 cm (4.5 in) in length, with fully grown females being slightly larger than males.
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