Distribution map
Distribution Map of Litoria paraewingii
Copyright © Hal Cogger
Status
IUCN Classification:
Not listed
(International Union for Conservation of Nature)
Bioregion occurrence:
(this is not a distribution map)
State occurrence:
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Litoria paraewingi
Family: Hylidae
Common name: Victorian Frog
Description: This frog is pale fawn or brown on its back, with a broad brown band that runs down the back - starting between the eyes. Darker flecks are also scattered across the back. A black stripe runs from the snout, through the eye and tympanum (tight membrane covering the entrance to the ear), fading down the side of the body. Below this dark stripe there is a pale stripe that runs from below the eye to the base of the arm. The groin and the backs of the thighs are yellow to red-orange. The belly is white, cream or yellow and granular. The skin on the back is smooth with low tubercles (lumps). Finger and toe pads are small, and the toes are half webbed.
Size: 40 mm
Habitat: This frog lives in many habitats including swamps, wet and dry sclerophyll forests and grasslands.
Call: A "weeeep weeep weep" sound, repeated three to seven times.Call available in 
Windows Media or 
Quicktime audio. Recording Copyright © Murray Littlejohn.
Breeding: Males call throughout the year after rain, but breeding peaks in early spring and autumn.
Eggs: Are small and laid in clusters attached to twigs and stems, under the water.
Tadpoles: Are medium sized and range in colour from almost black to clear honey yellow. These tadpoles are fast swimmers and dart away when disturbed.
Similar species: This frog can be distinguished from Litoria ewingi by its slower call and distribution.
Conservation Information
Suspected threatening processes
- Habitat modification (e.g. vegetation clearing, invasive weeds)
Population size: An estimate of the total number of adults present in the species entire range is 10001-50000 individuals, or size is unknown but suspected to be large. Some factors affecting population size and distribution are known, but 1 or more major factors are unknown.
Population trend in Australia over the past 50 years: Population trend unknown; no information on habitat changes.
Knowledge of population trend in Australia: Not currently monitored.
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: 1001-80000 km² (up to 1% area of Australia or about the area of Tasmania).
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
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.