General Description
Body light brown or grey, sometimes with dark patches. Legs with patches of orange. Skin fold above the ear, behind the eye. Call: low a sharp "creeep creeeeeep creeeeeeeep". Up to 6 cm long.
Biology
Littlejohn's Tree Frogs hide in dense trees and shrubs. They breed in still waters of flood plains, streams and isolated pools. They were distinguished from other frogs as a new species in 1994.
Distribution
South-eastern mainland Australia.
Habitat
In gullies of wet and dry forests.
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Brief Id
Skin fold above ear, patches of orange on rear legs, produces a smell like curry.
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Colours
Brown, Grey, Orange, White, Yellow
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Insects
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Conservation Statuses
CITES: Not listed, FFG Threatened List: Critically Endangered, EPBC Act 1999: Endangered, IUCN Red List: Data Deficient
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Scientific Author
White, Whitford & Mahoney, 1994
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Common Name
Littlejohn's Tree Frog
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Other Names
Littlejohn's Frog
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Species Name
littlejohni
