White-lipped tree frog
Giant Tree Frog ( Litoria infrafrenata ) Julatten, Queensland.
The Giant Tree Frog ( Litoria infrafrenata ) is a native to New Guinea and Australia kind of tree frogs ( Hylidae ).
Features
The type is one of the largest tree frogs: The females reach a head -body length of up to 12 cm, the males of up to 9 cm. The top is light green or brown. A conspicuous white stripe running along the lower lip to the approach of the front legs, and another white stripe can be found on the back of the hind legs. In some instances, these strips are colored rather pink. The belly is whitish.
The skin of the giant tree frog appears on the back of fine-grained, passes to the flanks in coarse grain and is very rough on the stomach. The skin of the throat, however, is almost smooth. Fingers and the adhesive pads of the toes are large, and between the toes webbed feet are stretched. The tympanum is clearly visible.
Distribution and habitat
In Australia, the giant tree frog lives in the coastal areas of north Queensland. At the O- coast its range begins as a coastal strip in Townsville, and then extends north to Cape York. Its distribution includes the coastal areas of the eastern Gulf of Carpentaria. In New Guinea he inhabits the lowlands up to 600 m above sea level. He is also found on the islands of Maluku, and New Ireland in the Bismarck Archipelago.
The giant tree frog inhabits a wide variety of habitats, including rainforest and Australia also have high open forests (wet sclerophyll forest ) and open forests (open forests ). Similarly, the species inhabits cultural landscapes and is often residents of barns and houses.
Way of life
The giant tree frog is an arboreal and nocturnal. The breeding season is in the spring and summer, then the females lay eggs in clumps of about 200-1000 silent and slow moving water bodies such as ponds or rain forest deep, slow-flowing rivers. The tadpoles hatch after 8 weeks.
System
The giant tree frog is perhaps not only a kind, but perhaps represents a complex of several closely related species dar.
Endangering
Although habitat destruction and pet trade exert a certain pressure on the populations of the giant tree frog is considered to be not at risk.