General Description
Body varies in colour from beige to brown with broad dark band along the middle of back from between the eyes to the base of the body. Thighs reddish-orange, groin yellow with black spots. Eyes golden. Belly white or cream. Fingers are unwebbed, toes partly webbed. Pads are present but only slightly wider than the fingers and toes. Eardrum (tympanum) hidden. Alpine subspecies often green in colour. Body size up to 5 cm. Call a fast "reeet reeet reeet", higher pitched in Litoria verreauxii verreauxii.
Biology
Verreaux's Frogs can be heard calling in the winter months. They call from the ground, in low vegetation or while floating in the water. There are two sub-species of Whistling tree Frog, Litoria verreauxii verreauxii which is wide spread and Litoria verreauxii alpina which has a restricted alpine range and is considered critically endangered.
Distribution
Occurs along the south-east coast from southern Queensland through to Victoria.
Habitat
Variety of habitats, including urban areas and around streams, lakes, ponds and farm dams.
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Brief Id
Small to medium-sized brown tree frog with hidden eardrum. Two subspecies can be seperated by their call.
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Colours
Brown, Grey, Green, White
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Maximum Size
3.5 cm
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Diet
Insects
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Endemicity
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Commercial
No
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Conservation Statuses
CITES: Not listed, FFG Threatened List: Critically Endangered, EPBC Act 1999: Not listed, IUCN Red List: Least Concern
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Scientific Author
(Duméril, 1853)
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Common Name
Verreaux's Frog
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Other Names
Whistling Tree Frog
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Species Name
verreauxii