Litoria gracilenta
Graceful Tree Frog
Distribution
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Conservation Status
What does it mean?
Federal Conservation Status (EPBC Act)
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Frog Calls
Call recorded by Steve McKenzie
Call recorded by Chris Sanderson
Call recorded by Jodi Rowley
Calling Period
- Jan
- peak
- Feb
- peak
- Mar
- yes
- Apr
- possible
- May
- possible
- Jun
- possible
- Jul
- possible
- Aug
- possible
- Sep
- possible
- Oct
- yes
- Nov
- yes
- Dec
- yes
Species Information
Description
A medium-sized species of frog reaching up to 4.5 cm in body length. It has a lime-green or olive-green back. The sides are bright yellow. There is a pale green or yellow stripe from the nostril to past the eye, following the top half of the eye. The belly is bright yellow. The pupil is horizontal, and the iris is orange. The backs of the thighs are purple or reddish-brown, and the hands and feet are bright yellow. Fingers are three-quarters webbed and toes are fully webbed, both with large discs. These frogs are known to end up in fruit markets outside of their natural distribution after resting undetected on transported banana bunches. A taxonomic revision of the Australian treefrogs published in June 2025 has suggested that this species be placed in the genus Chlorohyla, resulting in the proposed species name of Chlorohyla gracilenta.
Habitats
Occurs in wet and dry sclerophyll forest, woodland, rainforest, and suburban areas.
Breeding Biology
Eggs are laid as clusters near the surface of the water in temporary swamps, flooded grasslands, and ponds. Tadpoles can reach a total length of up to 4.5 cm, and are brown in colour. They often remain at the bottom of water bodies, and take at least two months to develop into frogs. Breeds during spring to summer after heavy rain.
Similar Species
Looks similar to Litoria chloris and Litoria xanthomera in its distribution, but has a pale green or yellow stripe from the nostril over the eye, and an orange iris instead of red as present in Litoria chloris.