Litoria

Giant Tree Frog ( Litoria infrafrenata )

Australian tree frogs ( Litoria ) are a genus of the family of tree frogs ( Hylidae ); they also provide the largest share of the subfamily Pelodryadinae (in some surveys, they are also the only genus ). They occur on the Australian continent, in New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, the Little Sunda Islands, the Moluccas, the Solomon Islands and Timor. On several other islands (eg New Caledonia, New Zealand, Guam) species have been introduced by man.

From other tree frogs worldwide, Litoria species differ in part by a lack of pigmentation of the eyelid, but primarily only by their distribution. Therefore, they were out for a long time in the genus Hyla, to the example of European tree frog belongs. Typical of all climbing tree frogs of the family Hylidae, the adhesive discs on the finger and toe ends. The species within the genus Litoria are very different in appearance, in their behavior and habitat requirements.

Types (selection)

In recent systematic reviews are either attributed to around 150 or almost 190 species of this genus - depending on whether other genera ( Cyclorana, Nyctimystes ) are considered valid in the subfamily Pelodryadinae or not.

• Litoria aurea ( Lesson, 1827) - Gold tree frog
• Litoria caerulea (White, 1790) - White's Tree Frogs
• Litoria electrica Ingram & Corben, 1990
• Litoria infrafrenata ( Günther, 1867) - Giant tree frog
• Litoria moorei ( Copland, 1957) - Motorcycle Frog
• Litoria splendida Tyler, Davies & Martin, 1977 - magnificent tree frog