Litoria alboguttata - Greenstripe Frog

Click on thumb nail for larger image. 71 K

Identification: Length 80 mm. Olive-brown to pale green with brown patches and prominent pale yellow/green stripe down middle of back; back warty with distinctive longitudinal skin folds from shoulder to groin; dark streak from snout through the eye, ear disc, over shoulder to beyond forearm; top lip broadly marbled black to dark grey; area between dark streak and top lip green; the backs of the thighs are dark with large white or yellow spots; underneath white, often with flecks of brown on throat and chest. Fingers unwebbed, toes about half webbed. This is the only burrowing species of Litoria.

Habitat and Range: Lowland alluvial flats, woodland and cleared areas. Declining locally. Usually only seen around temporary pools and water filled clay pans. North eastern and central eastern Australia

Mating Call: Short, loud, rapid quacking. 49 K

Spawn: Loose clump or mat laid on surface amongst vegetation.

Tadpoles: Uniformly brown tadpole.