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Litoria caerulea

Green Tree Frog

Also: Common Green Tree Frog, Dunny Frog, Northern Green Tree Frog, White's Tree Frog

Green Tree Frog (Litoria caerulea) Copyright Amphibian Research Centre.

+ 47 kb Green Tree Frog (Litoria caerulea)

Distribution and habitat

Distribution map for Litoria caerulea

Visible features

Presented here is the information stored in the frogs.org.au database which is used to identify frogs based on their appearance. It is intended to be used in a key guide for separating species so some of the information (for example, back colours) may be rather non-specific. The system is currently being developed - if you notice errors in the data, please write to Dave Black at the address at the bottom of the page.

Important note: This information details only the appearance of the frog. If an "or" appears in the description, this may mean either that there is some variation within the species or that the feature might be observed differently by different people. For example, if a frog has very small toe pads, it may be listed as having "Toe pads: present or absent".

Size

Up to greater than 90mm

Eyes, hands, and feet

Pupils: horizontal

Toe pads: present

Webbing on feet: half-webbing or full-webbing

Belly

Texture: smooth

Pattern: plain

Colour: single colour

Back

Texture: smooth

Pattern: plain or spotted

Colour: single colour

Glands and tubercles

Parotoid gland: present or absent

Tibial gland: absent

Metatarsal tubercles: keratinised glands present (black / brown) or absent

Litoria caerulea image gallery

Tadpoles (larval stage)

The scientific names of Litoria caerulea

  • Rana caerulea (White 1790)
  • Rana austrasiae (Schneider 1799)
  • Hyla cyanea (Daudin 1803)
  • Rana coerulea (Daudin 1803)
  • Hyla cyanea (Peron 1807)
  • Hyla irrorata (De Vis 1884)
  • Litoria caerulea (White 1790)

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