Mosleyia lorica

A medium-sized species of frog reaching up to nearly 4 cm in body length. It has a light brown or grey back, with dark brown marbling or spots. The belly is cream-coloured.

The pupil is horizontal, and the iris is gold with black flecks. Fingers are slightly webbed and toes are fully webbed, both with large white discs. The male has a distinct grouping of black nuptial spines on the base of the thumbs that help to grip the female during mating.

This species was previously known as Litoria lorica.

Occurs in fast flowing rocky streams and near waterfalls or cascades in rainforest.

Eggs are unknown, but are likely to be similar to those of Litoria nannotis and laid in fast-flowing rocky streams. Tadpoles can reach a total length of up to 5 cm, and are gold in colour. They use their mouthparts to stick to rocks in order to avoid being swept away by flowing water. Their development time is unknown.

Breeding season is unknown.

Looks similar to Mosleyia nannotis, Mosleyia nyakalensis, and Mosleyia rheocola in its distribution, but is smaller and has fewer black nuptial spines than Mosleyia nannotis, has more mottling than Mosleyia rheocola, and is smaller than Mosleyia nannotis.