Orange-thighed Frog facts for kids
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L. xanthomera
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| Litoria xanthomera Davies, McDonald and Adams, 1986
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The Orange-thighed Frog (Litoria xanthomera) is a species of tree frogs. They live in tropical places in Queensland, Australia.
They are green with orange eyes. They also look like the Red-eyed tree frog.
The Orange-thighed frog is a medium-sized tree frog. They can reach up to 5.5 centimeters in length. It is a skinny frog with a thin body, flat head and large orange eyes.
Male Orange-thighed frogs will gather in groups in ponds.
They will call for a mate from branches or on the edge of the water.
Their call is a long aaa-rk.
They will mate with females after a heavy rainfall. Their eggs are brown and the female can lay from 800 to 1600 eggs.
Images for kids
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Tadpole of the orange-thighed frog
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