Frogs

Call recorded by Peter Street

Call recorded by John Gould

Calling Period [TBC]

Jan: Not specified
Feb: Not specified
Mar: Not specified
Apr: Not specified
May: Not specified
Jun: Not specified
Jul: Not specified
Aug: Possible
Sep: Yes
Oct: Peak
Nov: Peak
Dec: Yes

Photos

Photo: Stephen Mahony
Photo: Cameron Slatyer
Photo: Thomas Parkin

Description

A large species of frog reaching up to 8.5 cm in body length. It has a bright green back with gold patches, although it can become almost completely dark brown when the frog is cold or inactive. The belly is white. The pupil is horizontal and the iris is gold. The groin and the backs of the thighs are bright blue. Fingers are unwebbed and toes are nearly completely webbed, both with small discs. This species sometimes basks in the sun, one of few Australian frogs to do so.

Habitat

[TBC]

Breeding Biology

Eggs are laid as small clusters in water, sometimes sinking and attaching to vegetation at the shallow edges of permanent lagoons, dams, and ponds. Tadpoles can reach a total length of up to 8 cm; they are dark in colour when in the early stages of development, but later on show green and gold patches on their bodies. They often swim in the mid-depths and surface areas of water bodies, and take three to eleven months to develop into frogs. Breeds during spring and summer.

Similar Species

Looks very similar to Litoria castanea and Litoria raniformis in its distribution, but lacks bright yellow patches on the back of the thighs as present in Litoria castanea, and has smoother back skin than Litoria raniformis.