Giant Tree Frog

Giant Tree Frog

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Came across this big fella whilst staying at the Orchid Caravan Park, Cooktown, Far North Queensland.

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Giant Tree Frog (Litoria infrafrenata)

The world’s largest tree frog – can grow up to 14cm. This species has a horizontal pupil, large pads on the tips of its digits, partially webbed fingers and completely webbed toes. It is bright green above, changing to brown depending on the temperature and background, with a white stripe along the lower lip to the shoulder, and along the edge of the hindleg to the toes. It is whitish below.
It forages on wet and humid nights, often around houses, climbing smooth vertical surfaces using the gripping pads on its fingers and toes. After summer rainstorms males gather around ponds, often perching on trees, and set up a deafening chorus of barking calls to attract females. When distressed it makes a cat-like miaowing call.
Females lay some 430 eggs in summer in still water. The tadpoles metamorphose into froglets at about 2 months old.
Their diet mainly consists of insects and other arthropods.
Its habitat is from rainforests to seasonally dry monsoon woodlands.

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