Revealed Frog

Taxobox | name = Revealed Tree Frog
status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1


regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Amphibia
ordo = Anura
familia = Hylidae
genus = "Litoria"
species = "L. revelata"
binomial = "Litoria revelata"
binomial_authority = Tyler & Davies, 1985Verify source|date=July 2008
synonyms = "Litoria corbeni" Wells & Wellington, 1985Verify source|date=July 2008
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range_map_caption = Revealed Tree Frog range.The Revealed Tree Frog or Whirring Tree Frog, ("Litoria revelata") is a species of tree frog native to coastal eastern Australia.

Distribution

It is distributed in 4 separated populations. Two populations occur exclusively in Queensland these are the most northern population occurs in Atherton Tableland in northern QLD, another population occurs in the Clarke Range in mid-northern QLD. There is a population on the boarder on QLD and NSW, this population is from Ballina, NSW to Tamborine National Park, QLD. The most southern population, also the largest, occurs in mid-northern New South Wales. This population is distributed between Ourimbah, in the south and the Myall Lakes National Park in the north, there is also a population around Port Macquarie, however this is part of the southern population. These 4 population may represent more than one species.

Physical description

This frog reaches 40mm in length. It is cream to red-brown on the back, with a darker band running down the middle. Males go bright yellow in colour during the bredding season. There is a dark strip running from the nostril to the shoulder, through the tympanum. The back the legs are red and the thigh is yellow-orange. There are some large black dots in the thigh and back of leg. The belly is cream and the iris is golden.

Ecology and behaviour

This species is associated with dams, ditches, swamps and still areas of streams in heathland, wet or dry sclerophyll forest and rainforest. Males make a high pitched whirring noise, similar to the Verreaux's Tree Frog, calling occurs from spring to autumn, either from the ground or from vegetation boardering the breeding area.

External links

* [http://redlist.org/search/details.php?species=41108 Red List]
* [http://frogsaustralia.net.au/frogs/display.cfm?frog_id=181 Frogs Australia Network] -frog call available here.

Further reading

*Anstis, M. 2002. Tadpoles of South-eastern Australia. Reed New Holland: Sydney.
*Robinson, M. 2002. A Field Guide to Frogs of Australia. Australian Museum/Reed New Holland: Sydney.