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| Striped Rocket Frog Litoria nasuta |
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A very elongate medium-sized species with a long sharp snout. The fingers are long with small terminal discs, and both fingers and toes have reduced webbing. The legs are long and slender. They have multiple shades of brown, often running along the back with raised ridges. There is a black stripe along each side of the head, and black patches on the body and limbs.
Listen to call
Approx. 36k Requires
Quicktime 4 or higher.
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Distribution
Kimberley region. Extends east to NT, Queensland and south to NSW. Also occurs in Papua New Guinea.
Habitat
A ground-dwelling frog in tropical forests. Known to be dispersed widely in the wet season.
Breeding
Breeds in static water during the wet season (December-March).
Call
Complex: "but but...wick wick wick..."
Eggs
Females known to lay from 50-100 eggs per clutch.
Tadpoles
Tadpoles have a colouration of mottled brown, grow to about 6 cm and may complete metamorphosis in a month.
Other notes
Excellent leapers.
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