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white-lipped tree frog
Litoria infrafrenata
-2.56277, 140.504
Field Notes
Description:
I am assuming this juvenile is Litoria infrafrenata, also known as the Giant Tree Frog, Litoria infrafrenata is the world's largest tree frog (See an adult here http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/7139867 ). This species is native to the rainforests of northern Queensland, Australia, New Guinea, the Bismarck Islands and the Admiralty Islands. This frog is nocturnal.
Habitat:
Initially on hedge vegetation in a large, semi-urban yard & garden, in close proximity to a disturbed patch of remnant lowland forest.
Notes:
I apparently disturbed its slumber while planting a hedge plant, and it jumped on my arm. I couldn't resist photographing it even though it is frequently observed here. In the last photo I transferred it to a plant (Alpinia galanga).
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PublishedFebruary 23, 2013
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