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| Slender Tree Frog (Litoria adelaidensis) |
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This common frog in the Perth region generally has a uniform back colour ranging from pale fawn to bright green. A bold dark stripe is present along both sides of the head and body. The back of the thigh is black with a mottling of bright yellow or red spots. The toes are webbed and the ends of fingers and toes have dilated discs. Maximum length is about 4.5 cm.
Listen to call
Approx. 630k Requires
Quicktime 4 or higher.
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Distribution
Found from Port Gregory north of Geraldton to the south coast and eastwards to Esperance. Occurs inland as far as Mundaring Weir, Dwellingup, Harvey, Manjimup and the Stirling Ranges.
Habitat
Permanent and seasonal waters including streams, dams wetlands and shallow soaks.
Breeding
Breeding is limited to winter and early spring even though this species may be heard calling all year round. Males call from elevated perches or from the base of dense vegetation (usually sedges or bulrushes) surrounding lakes, swamps and watercourses.
Call
A loud single grating 'screech'. Choruses can be very noisy when many males call together.
Eggs
Eggs are laid in small clusters and are attached to the stems of aquatic vegetation just below the surface of the water.
Tadpoles
The body is a pale brown with two pale stripes on each side of the body extending from the nostril and onto the tail. They have a bluntly rounded snout, the eyes are set to the side and tail fins are very deep. There are 2 upper and 3 lower rows of labial teeth. Maximum length is 5.5 cm.
Other notes
The slender tree frog is one of our most distinctive frogs - it has no close relatives elsewhere in Australia and is found only in the southwest of Western Australia. It is probably an ancient survivor of wetter, earlier times in the history of the southwestern environment.
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