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Eastern dwarf tree frog
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Conservation status
Scientific classification
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The eastern dwarf tree frog lives in Australia.
Synonyms
  • Hylomantis fallax (Peters, 1880)
  • Hyla bicolor glauerti (Copland, 1957)
  • Hyla glauerti (Straughan, 1969)
  • Litoria glauerti (Tyler, 1971)
  • Litoria fallax (Cogger and Lindner, 1974)
  • Dryomantis fallax (Wells and Wellington, 1985)
  • Dryomantis glauerti (Wells and Wellington, 1985)

The eastern dwarf tree frog (Litoria fallax) is a small frog that lives in Australia. You can find it in Queensland and New South Wales.

About the Eastern Dwarf Tree Frog

This frog is quite small, usually about 2.5 cm (1 inch) long. It can be bright green or a bronze color. Sometimes, it has green marks on its body. A bronze stripe runs from its nose all the way down its side. Its belly is white, and the skin on its legs is orange.

Special Features

The eastern dwarf tree frog has special features that help it climb. Its front feet have some webbing, and its back feet have more webbing. It also has small sticky discs on its toes. These discs help the frog hold onto plants and other surfaces.

Where Eastern Dwarf Tree Frogs Live

These frogs like to live in large groups. They often gather on plants near water. You can find them in places like swamps, ponds, and even dams. They enjoy wet environments.

Life Cycle of the Eastern Dwarf Tree Frog

The eastern dwarf tree frog lays its eggs in water. It prefers to lay them near the surface of swamps, ponds, and dam water.

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Eastern dwarf tree frog eggs.

The tadpoles, which are baby frogs, can grow up to 5 cm (2 inches) long. It takes them about two to five months to change into adult frogs.

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Eastern dwarf tree frog tadpoles.

One interesting fact about this frog is that it can lay eggs at any time of the year. Most other frogs only lay eggs during certain seasons.

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