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Litoria latopalmata
Broad-palmed Frog
family: Hylidae
subfamily: Pelodryadinae

© 2003 Nathan Litjens (1 of 6)

  hear call (804.5K MP3 file)
  hear call (5910.6K WAV file)

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Conservation Status (definitions)
IUCN (Red List) Status Least Concern (LC)
See threat category on the IUCN web site.
CITES No CITES Listing
Other International Status None
National Status None
Regional Status None

Distribution and Habitat

Country distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: Australia

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Coast and interior of eastern Australia. From central Queensland to central New South Wales. The extent of occurrence of the species is approximately 1542000 km2

Life History, Abundance, Activity, and Special Behaviors
Open forest or woodland or coastal and riverine floodplains. Often found near permanent or semi-permanent pools and billabongs. At night they can be found foraging in leaf litter. Breeding begins in spring when rain coincides with high temperatures, and continues to the end of summer. Males call from the edges of ponds or damp areas nearby. Eggs are laid in loose clumps amongst vegetation in shallow water. Tadpoles are free-swimming and development takes 50-90 days.

Trends and Threats
No known declines and large extent of occurrence.

Threats
Development on the coast of southeastern Queensland and loss of habitat from wood chipping.

Conservation Measures
None in place.

References
 

Barker, J., Grigg, G. C., and Tyler, M. J. (1995). A Field Guide to Australian Frogs. Surrey Beatty and Sons, New South Wales.  

Cogger, H.G. (1992). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia. Reed Books, New South Wales.  

Tyler, M.J., Crook, G.A., and Davies, M. (1983). ''Reproductive biology of the frogs of the Magela Creek System, Northern Territory.'' Records of the South Australian Museum, 18, 415-440.



Written by J-M Hero et al. (m.hero AT mailbox.gu.edu.au), Griffith University. 2002-04-05
Edited by Ambika Sopory (2008-09-16)



Citation:
AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. Available: http://amphibiaweb.org/. (Accessed: Sep 2, 2010).

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