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| Little Red Tree Frog Litoria rubella |
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A small short-headed and robustly built frog with short legs. The dorsal surface ranges from light to very dark brown with a deep reddish hue with dark lines on either side of the head. The fingers are short but bear conspicuous discs and are webbed at the base. The toes are 3/4 webbed. Males 3.5 cm and females to 4.5 cm.
Listen to call
Approx. 36k Requires
Quicktime 4 or higher.
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Distribution
Kimberley and Pilbara regions and extending through the arid zone. One of the most widely distributed Australian frogs - they occur across the northern two-thirds of Australia and are also in PNG.
Habitat
This species can be reliably found around most sources of water in arid regions such as waterholes, gorges, rocky areas and are often found around human structures such as cattle troughs, homesteads and dunnies.
Breeding
Breeds in the wet season in the Kimberley and in response to local rainfall in the Pilbara and the arid zone.
Call
A long harsh loud screech, similar to the screech of seagulls.
Eggs
Small circular clumps of free-floating spawn up to 4 cm in diameter are laid on the surface of static water. From 40 to 300 eggs are laid.
Tadpoles
A very short larval period, possibly only 2 weeks when the water is warm. Tadpoles can grow to about 3.5 cm.
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