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Broad-palmed frog
Broad-palmed Frog (Litoria latopalmata) (22477785383).jpg
Conservation status
Scientific classification
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Synonyms
  • Litoria latopalmata (Günther, 1867)
  • Hyla latopalmata (Boulenger, 1882)
  • Hyla palmata (Slevin, 1955)
  • Litoria latopalmata (Tyler, 1971)

The broad-palmed frog (Litoria latopalmata) is a frog from eastern Australia. It lives in Queensland and New South Wales.

This frog likes to live in forests and woodlands and on flood plains near rivers. It also lives in billabongs and other permanent and semi-permanent bodies of water.

It lays eggs in groups underwater. The tadpoles take 50-90 days to become frogs.

Litoria latopalmata spawn
A group of broad-palmed frog eggs.


Images for kids

  • L wilcoxi female

    Pale coloured Broad Palmed Frog

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