Litoria lesueuri

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• Description
• Taxonomy
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• Further Reading
• Notes

Common Names

Description

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

Taxonomy

Similar Species

Members of the genus Litoria

There are approximately 172 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

L. adelaidensis (Slender Tree Frog) · L. alboguttata · L. albogutttata (Malayan Silver-Biddy) · L. albolabris · L. amboinensis · L. andiirrmalin (Cape Melville Treefrog) · L. angiana · L. angularis · L. arfakiana · L. aruensis · L. auae · L. aurea (Golden Bell Frog) · L. aurea aurea · L. australis · L. barringtonensis · L. becki · L. bibonius · L. bicolor (Green Reed Frog) · L. bicolor group · L. booroolongensis (Booroolong Frog) · L. brevipalmata (Green-Thighed Frog) · L. brevipoda · L. brongersmai · L. bulmeri · L. burrowsae (Burrows Tree Frog) · L. caerulea (Australian Green Tree Frog) · L. capitula · L. castanea (Yellow-Spotted Tree Frog) · L. cavernicola (Cave-Dwelling Frog) · L. chloris (Red-Eyed Green Treefrog) · L. chloronota · L. citropa (Blue Mountains Tree Frog) · L. congenita · L. contrastens · L. cooloolensis (Cooloola Sedgefrog) · L. coplandi (Copland's Rock Frog) · L. corbeni · L. cyclorhyncha (Lantern Fish) · L. cyclorhynchus (Spotted-Thighed Frog) · L. dahli · L. dahlii (Dahl's Aquatic Frog) · L. darlingtoni · L. daviesae · L. dayi · L. dentata (Bleating Tree Frog) · L. dorsalis · L. dorsivena · L. electrica (Buzzing Tree Frog) · L. elkae · L. elkeae · L. eucnemis (Fringed Tree Frog) · L. eucnemis-x · L. everetti · L. ewingi · L. ewingii (Southern Brown Tree Frog) · L. exophthalmia · L. fallax (Eastern Dwarf Tree Frog) · L. flavescens · L. freycineti (Freycinet's Frog) · L. fritinnientis · L. genimaculata (Green-Eyed Treefrog) · L. gilleni (Centralian Tree Frog) · L. glandulosa · L. glauerti · L. gracilenta (Dainty Green Tree Frog) · L. graminea · L. granulosa · L. grisea · L. havina · L. hoiebiana · L. impura · L. inermis (Bumpy Rocket Frog) · L. infrafrenata (Giant Treefrog) · L. infrafrenata infrafrenata · L. infrafrenata infrafreneta · L. infrafrenata militaria · L. iris · L. javana · L. jenolanensis · L. jervisiensis (Heath Frog) · L. jeudii · L. jungguy · L. kumae · L. latopalmata (Broad-Palmed Frog) · L. lesueuri (Stony Creek Frog) · L. lesueurii (Lesueur's Frog) · L. leucova · L. littlejohni (Heath Frog) · L. longicrus · L. longirostris (Long-Snouted Frog) · L. lorica (Armoured Frog) · L. louisiadensis · L. lutea · L. macki · L. macrops · L. maculata · L. majikthise · L. meiriana (Rockhole Frog) · L. microbelos (Javelin Frog) · L. micromembrana

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Further Reading

• Amphibian Data. For additional documentation about utilization and CITES status, click on the Global Amphibian Assessment (GAA) link above to see the GAA account for this species or alternatively follow this link to the search function on the Global Amphibian Assessment web site and run your own search.
• Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. (compilers and editors) 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
• Barker, J., Grigg, G. and Tyler, M. 1995. A Field Guide to Australian Frogs. Surrey Beatty and Sons Pty Ltd, New South Wales.
• Cogger, H.G. 1992. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia. Reed Books, New South Wales.
• Cogger, H.G., Cameron, E.E. and Cogger, H.M. 1983. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 1. Amphibia and Reptilia. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
• Donnellan, S. C. and Mahony, M. J. 2004. Allozyme, chromosomal and morphological variability in the Litoria lesueuri species group (Anura: Hylidae), including a description of a new species. Australian Journal of Zoology 52: 1-28.
• Gillespie, G. and Hines, H.B. 1999. Status of Temperate Riverine Frogs in South-Eastern Australia. In: A. Campbell (ed.) Declines and Disappearances of Australian Frogs, pp. 109-130. Environment Australia, Canberra.
• Groombridge, B. (ed.) 1994. 1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
• Hero, J.-M., Littlejohn, M. and Marantelli, G. 1991. Frogwatch Field Guide to Victorian Frogs. Department of Conservation and Environment, Melbourne.
• Hines, H., Mahony, M. and McDonald, K. 1999. An assessment of frog declines in Wet Subtropical Australia. In: A. Campbell (ed.), Declines and Disappearances of Australian Frogs. Environment Australia.
• IUCN. 2002. 2002 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. . Downloaded on 8 October 2002.

Notes

Contributors

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed November 22, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 6 providers.
• Hero, J.-M., Meyer, E. & Clarke, J. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 22, 2007:

• OZCAM
• Provider, Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 27479
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14919032
• IUCN ID: 12147
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 127950

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]

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