Ranoidea chloris
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Red-eyed Treefrog
Also known as:
Southern Orange-eyed Treefrog, Australian Red-eyed Treefrog, Red-eyed Green Treefrog
This frog was desperately seeking female companionship in, on, and near a metal water tank that was already teeming with tiny froglets, perhaps the result of one of this frog's earlier dalliances.
Here is a complete list of the reptiles and frogs I saw on this trip to Australia.
These frogs have very loud and distinctive calls, relatively easy to trace to the source. I followed the quacking to this big male at the edge of the rainforest just a few dozen yards from our room at O'Reilly's.
Printed references:
- Barker, J., Grigg, G. C., Tyler, M. J. 1995. A Field Guide to Australian Frogs
- Cogger, H. G. 2014. Reptiles & Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition
- Hoser, R. T. 1989. Australian Reptiles & Frogs
- Meyer, E., Hines, H. B., Hero, J.-M. 2001. Wet Forest Frogs of South-east Queensland