Litoria tyleri
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Litoria tyleri tadpole
Copyright © Marion Anstis
Distribution map
Distribution Map of Litoria tyleri
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 tyleri
Family: Hylidae
Common names: Southern Laughing Treefrog; Tyler's Tree Frog
Description: This frog is grey-brown to fawn on its back, with scattered dark brown and emerald green flecks. The groin, armpits and backs of the thighs are yellow. The groin and backs of the thighs also have brown mottling. The belly is whitish-yellow and granular. The skin on the back is finely granular and the iris is golden. The finger and toe pads are large. The fingers are half webbed and the toes are fully webbed.
Size: 50 mm
Habitat: This frog lives in wet and dry sclerophyll forests and grasslands. It is often found near swamps, dams, ponds and lagoons.
Call: A rattling sound.Call available in 
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Quicktime audio. Recording Copyright © David Stewart.
Breeding: Males call throughout spring and summer, and breeding seems to peak in October.
Eggs: Are laid individually or in small clumps at the sides of pools - attached to plants or scattered over the substrate.
Tadpoles: Are large with three dark stripes that run down the body. The areas between these stripes are whitish. As these tadpoles develop the stripes disappear and the tadpoles become brown.
Similar species: This frog can be distinguished from Litoria peronii by its lack of spots in the armpits and gold iris.
Conservation Information
Suspected threatening processes
- None stated
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 trend unknown; no information on habitat changes.
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.