Blue Mountains tree frog

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Blue Mountains tree frog

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Ranoidea
Species:
R. citropa
Binomial name
Ranoidea citropa
(Péron, 1807)
Distribution of the Blue Mountains tree frog
Synonyms[1]
List
  • Hyla citripoda Péron, 1807
  • Dendrohyas citropa (Péron, 1807)
  • Hyla citropa Péron, 1807
  • Hyla jenolanensis
    Copland
    , 1957
  • Litoria citropa (Péron, 1807)
  • Litoria jenolanensis (Copland, 1957)
  • Dryopsophus citropa (Péron, 1807)
  • Dryopsophus jenolanesis (Copland, 1957)
  • Dryopsophus citropus (Péron, 1807)

The Blue Mountains tree frog (Ranoidea citropa) also called the variegated river tree frog is a species of

Victoria and in southeastern New South Wales. The Jenolan Caves tree frog, a population formerly separated as Litoria jenolanensis, is nowadays included in this species.[1][2]

Description

A green morph of Litoria citropa

This is a moderate-sized frog, up to about 60 mm (2.4 in) in length. Its dorsal surface is brown with a few darker flecks. There is a dark stripe that runs from the nostril, above the

tympanum, to the groin. There is a lighter golden stripe above and adjacent to the dark stripe. Their head, arms, legs, and the side of their body are green in colour. The amount of green on an individual frog can range from almost none at all to an all green colour morph. The green colour can occasionally be aqua-green. The armpit, thigh, groin, and inner section of the foot are bright red-orange in colour. The belly is white.[3]

Ecology and behaviour

Blue Mountains tree frogs in amplexus

This species is associated with flowing rocky streams in woodland and wet or dry sclerophyll forest. This species has a two-part call, the first is a strong warrrrrk followed by several shorter notes, that sound like a golf ball going in a hole. Males call from streamside vegetation and rocks in the stream from spring to summer, normally after heavy rain.

This species is often found in highland areas, especially the Blue Mountains, hence its name.

The Blue Mountains tree frog is a host of Chlamydophila pneumoniae and Mesocoelium.[4] It is also preyed upon by the Australian copperhead.[4]

As a pet

It can be kept as a pet[5] in Australia, in captivity with the appropriate permit.

Diet

Tree frogs generally eat a variety of insects; in captivity, they eat gut-loaded crickets, their own tadpoles, guppies, spiders, and worms.

Sources

References

  1. ^
    doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T41084A10385701.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link
    )
  2. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001
    . Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  3. ^ Australia, Atlas of Living. "Species: Litoria citropa (Blue Mountains Tree Frog)". bie.ala.org.au. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
  4. ^ a b "Blue Mountains Tree Frog Interactions". GLOBI. Archived from the original on 2021-07-09. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
  5. ISBN 0-9758200-0-1
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