Animal Species:Lesueur's Frog
This frog can sometimes grow to 7 cm, quite large compared with many New South Wales frogs.
Size range
7 cm
Distribution
Lesueur's Frog is found in Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland.
Habitat
Lesueur's Frog lives in a range of habitats including eucalypt forests, woodlands, coastal heath and nearby grassy areas.
Other behaviours and adaptations
If alarmed, Lesueur's Frogs are capable of making long leaps to reach the water.
Communication
Male Lesueur's Frogs call with a soft purring sound from beside creeks or ponds.
Mating and reproduction
Breeding male Lesueur's Frogs often change from grey to yellow and can be heard for most of the year from August through to May.
Classification
- Species:
- lesueuri
- Genus:
- Litoria
- Family:
- Hylidae
- Order:
- Anura
- Subclass:
- Lissamphibia
- Subphylum:
- Vertebrata
- Phylum:
- Chordata
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
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