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| Northern Dwarf Grass Frog Litoria bicolor |
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A small (up to 3 cm) and slender green tree frog. It has a flattened triangular head, an elongate body and moderately long limbs. The fingers are short with small terminal discs, and the toes are fully webbed. Juveniles are brown but more green appears as they grow larger. There are brown stripes on either side of the head and body, bordered below by a white stripe. There is orange in the groin and thighs.
Listen to call
Approx. 36k Requires
Quicktime 4 or higher.
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Distribution
Kimberley region. Also northern NT and Queensland, and in southern PNG.
Habitat
Abundant in marshes and swamps with dense vegetation. Can be common around human habitation as well.
Breeding
Breeds in flooded marshes and grasslands where males call in a vertical position from high perches in vegetation near the water.
Call
A high-pitched "reeek...pip pip, reeek...pip pip"
Eggs
Females lay eggs in clumps of 10-20 around submerged vegetation.
Tadpoles
Tadpoles have a high crested tail, and are a pale brown with dark stripes on the tail. Towards the end of the larval period, when tadpoles achieve a maximum size of about 5 cm, the white stripe below the eye becomes visible.
Other notes
The name bicolor refers to the sharp contrast between the green back and white belly.
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