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PAPUA NEW GUINEA .. FROGS

160 species of frogs live in Papua New Guinea mostly tree frogs, although many of burrowing frogs. Just some sample pictures are included here of .. Frogs.

The WHITE LIPPED TREE FROG is thel argest tree frog in the world. The female may reach over 13 centimetres in body length. It is a widespread specieis in the savannah woodlands and forests of the lowlands to about 1100 metres. Here it prefers to live near water, and voices its deep scratchy-ratchety call from a perch up to 2 metres above the ground. The frog pictured is sitting in banana flowers.

Tree frogs (right) come in a variety of colours and shapes and this picture shows the large toe disc typical of the variety. The completely webbed toes of this species are unusual.

The Green-crowned Tree Frogs include a nubmer of species which live near mountain streams to 2000 metres. They are characterized by variable amounts of green on the crown.

The Black-spotted Tree Frog occurs in areas from 1500 to 2500 metres.

The Slender Tree Frog is a lowland forest species.