kimberley frog finder

Little Red Tree Frog

Litoria rubella

A small short-headed and robustly built frog with short legs. The dorsal surface ranges from light to very dark brown with a deep reddish hue with dark lines on either side of the head. The fingers are short but bear conspicuous discs and are webbed at the base. The toes are 3/4 webbed. Males 3.5 cm and females to 4.5 cm.

Breeding

Breeds in the wet season in the Kimberley and in response to local rainfall in the Pilbara and the arid zone.

Call

A long harsh loud screech, similar to the screech of seagulls.

Eggs

Tadpoles

Other Notes

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Distribution

Kimberley and Pilbara regions and extending through the arid zone. One of the most widely distributed Australian frogs - they occur across the northern two-thirds of Australia and are also in PNG.

Habitat

This species can be reliably found around most sources of water in arid regions such as waterholes, gorges, rocky areas and are often found around human structures such as cattle troughs, homesteads and dunnies.