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Species profile—Litoria caerulea (common green treefrog)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Amphibia (amphibians) → Hylidae (tree frogs) → Litoria caerulea (common green treefrog)

Photo of Litoria caerulea (common green treefrog) - McDonald, K.,Queensland Government,1997
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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Amphibia (amphibians)
Family
Hylidae (tree frogs)
Scientific name
Litoria caerulea (White, 1790)
Common name
common green treefrog
Type reference
White, J. (1790). Journal of a Voyage to New South Wales, with sixty five plates of non-descript animals, birds, lizards, serpents, curious cones of trees and other natural productions. Appendix. London: Debrett 299 pp. [248 pl 33].
WildNet taxon ID
627
Synonym(s)
Dryopsophus caeruleus
Ranoidea caerulea
Alternate name(s)
green treefrog
White's treefrog
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Least concern
Conservation significant
No
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Aquatic & Terrestrial

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=627.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Last updated
8 March 2022