Littlejohn's tree frog
Littlejohn's tree frog or heath frog (Litoria littlejohni) is a frog from Australia.[2] It lives in New South Wales and Victoria.[3] It lives in Western Australia and the Northern Territory.[1][4][5]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Pelodryadidae |
| Genus: | Litoria |
| Species: | L. littlejohni
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| Litoria littlejohni White, Whitford, and Mahony, 1994
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The adult male frog is 40 to 51 mm long from nose to rear end and the adult female frog is 52 to 68 mm.[6] This frog is light brown with darker marks and a dark band down its back and dark stripes from its nose to its armpits. It has a lighter belly. It has orange colouring where its legs meet its body.[3]
This frog lives in forests. It hides in plants and under dead leaves.[3]
This frog lays eggs in streams and swamps. The tadpoles live in slow-moving pools with sunlight.[3]
This frog is in danger in New South Wales because human beings change their forests and streams, because of climate change and because introduced species of fish eat their eggs.[3]
Littlejohn's Tree Frog Media
Litoria littlejohni showing orange colouration
L. littlejohni tadpole
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Graeme Gillespie; Frank Lemckert; Peter Robertson (2004). "Litoria littlejohni". 2004. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T41036A10391959. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T41036A10391959.en. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ↑ "Litoria littlejohni (White, Whitford, and Mahony, 1994 )". Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Littlejohn's Tree Frog - profile". New South Wales Government Office of Environment & Heritage. December 1, 2017. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
- ↑ J-M Hero; G. Gillespie; F. Lemckert; P. Robertson; M.L. (April 5, 2002). "Litoria littlejohni: Heath Frog". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
- ↑ Cryptic forest frog rediscovered at Eden after two decades. Eden Magnet. May 15, 2019. https://www.edenmagnet.com.au/story/6125478/cryptic-forest-frog-rediscovered-at-eden-after-two-decades/. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
- ↑ Field Guide to Frogs of Australia. Csiro Publishing. 2020. p. 52. ISBN 9781486312467. Retrieved April 27, 2022.