Litoria peronii
Copyright © Hal Cogger
Litoria peronii tadpole
Copyright © Marion Anstis
Distribution map
Distribution Map of Litoria peronii
Copyright © Hal Cogger
Status
IUCN Classification:
Not listed
(International Union for Conservation of Nature)
Bioregion occurrence:
(this is not a distribution map)
- East Central Queensland
- Humid East Coast
- South-East Uplands
- Naracoorte-Yorke-Eyre
- Channel Country
- Murray Darling Basin
State occurrence:
Links
- Peron's Tree Frog
Wildlife of Sydney Fact File on Litoria peronii
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Litoria peronii
Family: Hylidae
Common names: Emerald Spotted Treefrog; Peron's Tree Frog
Description: This frog is grey, dark brown or cream on its back, but can change colour depending on the time of day, the temperament of the individual and temperature. There are also dark flecks on the back and small emerald green spots. The belly is cream-yellow and granular. The groin, armpits, backs of the thighs and feet are mottled black and yellow. The skin on the back is rough with low warts and tubercles (lumps). The finger and toe pads are large. The fingers are half webbed and the toes are almost fully webbed.
Size: 50 mm
Habitat: This frog lives in forests, grasslands, and open areas. It is usually found near rivers, creeks, lagoons and flooded areas. This species sometimes lives in trees, away from water.
Call: A slow "cackle".Call available in 
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Breeding: Males call from tree branches, the ground and beside dams, ponds and pools during spring and summer.
Eggs: Are found individually and in small clusters at the edges of ponds amongst leaf litter and vegetation.
Tadpoles: Are fairly large and have three dark longitudinal stripes down the back - one on the spine and one on each side. These tadpoles also have a shiny pale green spot on the tip of the snout. As they develop these tadpoles become a more uniform olive-brown or yellow-brown.
Similar species: This frog can be distinguished from Litoria tyleri by the yellow and brown mottling in its armpits and on its feet.
Conservation Information
Suspected threatening processes
- Inappropriate catchment management, including degraded water quality
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: 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 >1000 eggs/female/year. Minimum age at which females are known or suspected to first reproduce is 2-3 years.
Range size in Australia: The size of the geographic area over which the taxon is distributed: > 1,000,000 km².
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.