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Graceful Treefrog
The Graceful Treefrog, Litoria gracilenta
A male Graceful Treefrog giving its mating call.
Litoria gracilenta
Identification:
The Graceful Treefrog is bright green with yellow slides, belly and feet. The eyes are orange and are marked above by a pale stripe or `eyebrow’ that runs forward to the tip of the snout. This species grows to 45 mm.
Distribution:
Found coastally from Cape York, Queensland, to the Gosford area of New South Wales.
Habitat:
Lives in open forests, woodlands and suburban gardens.
Habits:
Commonly found in vegetation near water.
Breeding:
The eggs are laid in a jelly clump on the surface of the water. Development from egg to small frog takes around 2 months.
Call:
The call is described as a long growl - `aaarrrc’ or `waaaaaa’.
Similar species:
This species is most similar to the Southern Orange-eyed Treefrog, Litoria chloris.
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