Litoria gracilenta
Copyright © Hal Cogger
Litoria gracilenta tadpole
Copyright © Marion Anstis
Distribution map
Distribution Map of Litoria gracilenta
Copyright © Hal Cogger
Status
IUCN Classification:
Not listed
(International Union for Conservation of Nature)
Bioregion occurrence:
(this is not a distribution map)
State occurrence:
Links
- Dainty Green Tree Frog
Queensland Environmental Protection Agency page on Litoria gracilenta
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Litoria gracilenta
Family: Hylidae
Common names: Graceful Treefrog; Dainty Green Tree Frog
Description: This frog is bright leaf green on its back. It has a faint yellowish-green stripe running from the nostril, over the eye and tympanum (tight membrane covering the entrance to the ear). The upper arms, thighs, fingers and toes are yellow. The backs of the thighs are purplish-brown with an iridescent blue sheen. The iris is golden or red. The belly is cream to yellow and granular. The finger and toe pads are large. The fingers are three-quarters webbed and the toes are nearly fully webbed.
Size: 45 mm
Habitat: This frog lives in a wide variety of habitats including woodlands and forests. It is found in dense vegetation near marshes, lagoons and flooded areas. It often hides in banana bunches, arriving in fruit shops and homes in southern Australia.
Call: A long "waaa" or "weee".Call available in 
Windows Media or 
Quicktime audio. Recording Copyright © David Stewart.
Breeding: Males usually call after spring and summer rains especially during January and February.
Eggs: Are laid in a single layer or in clusters attached to vegetation.
Tadpoles: Are medium sized and dark brown in colour. The body walls have a clear yellow tinge.
Similar species: This frog can be distinguished from Litoria chloris, Litoria phyllochroa and Litoria pearsoniana by the lack of green on its upper arms, thighs and fingers.
Conservation Information
Suspected threatening processes
- Disease/pathogens (e.g. chytrid fungus, viruses)
Population size: An estimate of the total number of adults present in the species entire range is >50000 individuals. Factors affecting population size and distribution are unknown or unsubstantiated.
Population trend in Australia over the past 50 years: Population size stable or suspected to be stable or increasing.
Knowledge of population trend in Australia: Monitored locally.
Population concentration: Not known to concentrate or exist in discrete locations. (e.g. the number of sites in which individuals group together either seasonally, such as breeding sites, or they may occupy discrete habitat patches within the broader landscape, such as discrete water bodies or drainage units.)
Ongoing management activities in Australia: None directed primarily at the taxon.
Reproductive potential for recovery: The average number of eggs deposited per adult female per year is 201-1000 eggs/female/year. Minimum age at which females are known or suspected to first reproduce is <2 years.
Range size in Australia: The size of the geographic area over which the taxon is distributed: 80,001-1,000,000 km² (up to 12% area of Australia or about the area of South Australia).
Distribution trend: Area occupied has declined by < 25%. (This is an estimate of change in the portion of the total range that is occupied or utilised; it may not equal the change in total range.)
Knowledge of distribution in Australia: Broad range limits or habitat associations are known, but local occurrence cannot be predicted accurately.
References
Anstis, M. 2002. Tadpoles of South-eastern Australia. Reed New Holland: Sydney.
Barker, J., G.C. Grigg and M.J. Tyler. 1995. A Field Guide to Australian Frogs. Surrey Beatty & Sons: Chipping Norton.
Cogger, H.G. 2000. Reptiles and amphibians of Australia. Reed Books: Sydney.
Robinson, M. 2002. A Field Guide to Frogs of Australia. Australian Museum/Reed New Holland: Sydney.
Swan, G. 2001. Green Guide to Frogs of Australia. New Holland: Sydney.