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Litoria lesueuri

(Lesueur's Frog)

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Common Names

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Common Names in English:

Lesueur's Frog, LeSueur's treefrog, Stony Creek frog

Description

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Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 1,397 meters (0 to 4,583 feet).[1]

Ecology: Mostly found in a wide range of habitats , usually along rocky streams . Males are often found some distance from water. It also utilizes pastoral lands . Males begin calling late in August (end winter) through to the end of February (summer), in warmer climates they may call through to the beginning of May. Oviposition occurs in streamside pools and backwaters . Eggs adhere to submerged rocks and sediment; larvae are free-swimming .[2]


List of Habitats: 1.5 Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Dry 1.6 Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland 5.1 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls ) 5.2 Wetlands (inland) - Seasonal/Intermittent/Irregular Rivers/Streams/Creeks 5.7 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) 5.8 Wetlands (inland) - Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) 14.2 Artificial/Terrestrial - Pastureland

Taxonomy

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Similar Species

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Members of the genus Litoria

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 90 species and subspecies in this genus:

L. adelaidensis (Slender Tree Frog) · L. alboguttata (Striped Burrowing Frog) · L. albogutttata (Malayan Silver-Biddy) · L. andiirrmalin (Cape Melville Treefrog) · L. angiana (Angiana Treefrog) · L. arfakiana (Arfakiana Treefrog) · L. aurea (Golden Bell Frog) · L. australis (Giant Frog) · L. bicolor (Green Reed Frog) · L. booroolongensis (Booroolong Frog) · L. brevipalmata (Green-Thighed Frog) · L. brevipes (Collared Frog) · L. burrowsae (Burrows Tree Frog) · L. burrowsi (Burrows Tree Frog) · L. caerulea (Australian Green Treefrog) · L. castanea (Yellow-Spotted Tree Frog) · L. cavernicola (Cave-Dwelling Frog) · L. chloris (Red-Eyed Green Treefrog) · L. citropa (Blue Mountains Tree Frog) · L. cooloolensis (Cooloola Sedgefrog) · L. coplandi (Copland's Rock Frog) · L. cryptotis (Hidden-Ear Frog) · L. cultripes (Knife-Footed Frog) · L. cyclorhyncha (Spotted-Thighed Frog) · L. cyclorhynchus (Spotted-Thighed Treefrog) · L. dahlii (Dahl's Olive Treefrog) · L. dayi (Australian Lace-Lid) · L. dentata (Bleating Tree Frog) · L. electrica (Buzzing Tree Frog) · L. eucnemis (Lonnberg's Treefrog) · L. everetti (Everett's Treefrog) · L. ewingii (Australian Brown Treefrog) · L. exophthalmia (Big-Eyed Treefrog) · L. fallax (Eastern Dwarf Tree Frog) · L. freycineti (Freycinet's Treefrog) · L. genimaculata (Brown-Spotted Treefrog) · L. gilleni (Centralian Tree Frog) · L. gracilenta (Dainty Green Tree Frog) · L. inermis (Bumpy Rocket Frog) · (Australian Giant Treefrog) · L. jervisiensis (Heath Frog) · L. latopalmata (Broad-Palmed Rocket Frog) · L. lesueuri (LeSueur's Treefrog) · L. lesueurii (Lesueur's Frog) · L. littlejohni (Large Brown Tree Frog) · L. longipes (Long-Footed Frog) · L. longirostris (Long-Snouted Frog) · L. lorica (Armoured Frog) · L. maculosa (Daly Waters Frog) · L. maini (Mains Frog) · L. manya (Small Frog) · L. meiriana (Australian Cross-Banded Treefrog) · L. microbelos (Cairns Treefrog) · L. micromembrana (Nodugl Treefrog) · L. moorei (Western Green Tree Frog) · L. multicolor (Multi-Coloured Treefrog) · L. nannotis (Torrent Tree Frog) · L. nasuta (Australian Rocketfrog) · L. nigrofrenata (Bridle Frog) · L. novaehollandiae (New Holland Frog) · L. nyakalensis (Mountain Mistfrog) · L. olongburensis (Olongburra Frog) · L. pallida (Coastal Floodplains Treefrog) · L. paraewingi (Plains Brown Tree Frog) · L. pearsoniana (Cedar Creek Treefrog) · L. peronii (Emerald Spotted Treefrog) · L. personata (Masked Frog) · L. phyllochroa (Leaf Green River Tree Frog) · L. piperata (Peppered Tree Frog) · L. platycephala (Water-Holding Frog) · L. raniformis (Blue-Thighed Treefrog) · L. revelata (Revealed Frog) · L. rheocola (Common Mist Frog) · L. rothii (Roth's Tree Frog) · L. rubella (Desert Tree Frog) · L. spenceri (Spencer's River Tree Frog) · L. splendida (Magnificent Tree Frog) · L. subglandulosa (Gold-Striped Treefrog) · L. thesaurensis (Treasury Island Treefrog) · L. tornieri (Black-Shinned Rocketfrog) · L. tyleri (Laughing Tree Frog) · L. umarensis (Umar Treefrog) · L. vagitus (Wailing Frog) · L. verae (Vera?s Treefrog) · L. verreauxii (Alpine Tree Frog) · L. verreauxii alpina (Alpine Tree Frog) · L. verreauxii verreauxii (Verreaux's Tree Frog) · L. verrucosa (Rough Frog) · L. watjulumensis (Watjulum Mission Treefrog) · L. xanthomera (Orange-Thighed Frog)

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Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 22, 2007:

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Footnotes

  1. Mean = 366.140 meters (1,201.247 feet), Standard Deviation = 352.180 based on 382 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
  2. Hero, J.-M., Meyer, E. & Clarke, J. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008. [back]
Last Revised: 7/15/2012