Jervis Bay tree frog
The Jervis Bay tree frog (Litoria jervisiensis) is a frog from Australia. It lives near the ocean in New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria. It does not live in Jervis Bay.[2][3][4]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Pelodryadidae |
| Genus: | Litoria |
| Species: | L. jervisiensis
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The adult male frog is 29 to 37 mm long from nose to rear end and the adult female frog is 33 to 44 mm.[5] These frogs have yellow colouring where their front legs meet their bodies.[2]
They live in eucalyptus forests, other forests, and on plants near streams.[2] They also live on sandy dunes and lagoons near the ocean.[3]
Unlike other frogs that live in New South Wales, Jervis Bay tree frogs like to lay eggs in the cold parts of the year.[6] They lay eggs in on underwater sticks. They take 12 weeks to transform into frogs.[2]
References
- ↑ Litoria jervisiensis (Duméril and Bibron, 1841). Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online ReferenceAmerican Museum of Natural History. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Jervis Bay Tree FrogAustralian Museum. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 J-M Hero. Litoria jervinensis: Jervis Bay Treefrog (April 5, 2002)Amphibiaweb. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
- ↑ Frank Lemckert. Litoria meiriana. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004 (2004). p. e.T41035A10391824. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T41035A10391824.en. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
- ↑ Michael J. Taylor. Field Guide to the Frogs of Australia (2020)Csiro Publishing. p. 48. ISBN 9781486312467. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
- ↑ Aaron Payne. Observations on the Calling Behaviour of the Jervis Bay Tree Frog Litoria jervisiensis (Abstract). Australian Zoologist 37 (2) (2014). p. 263–266. doi:10.7882/AZ.2014.017. Retrieved June 23, 2020.[dead link]