Daintree Rainforest Tree Frogs
photographed at Thylogale
by David & Diane Armbrust

Northern Dwarf Tree Frog
 Litoria bicolor

Identification:
Length 30 mm. Slender. Green or fawn, sometimes with broad band running down back; belly white; back of thighs and groin dull orange or  yellow. Brown or bronze head stripe extends from, nostril to about mid-body. Fingers with little webbing, toes three-quarters webbed.

Habitat and Range:
Various habitats. Breeds in permanent, semipermanent and temporary pools with grasses, Lilly pads or sedges. Northern Australia to Bowen, Qld; Also New Guinea.

Mating Call:
High pitched 'wreeeeek' lasting less than a second and two pips merging with first part of call.

Eggs:
Brown; laid in clear jelly mat on water surface.

Source:
"Wildlife of Tropical North Queensland"
Published by the Queensland Museum