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Orange-thighed frog

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25: 137: 379: 324: 112: 93: 819: 255: 339:, and a yellow band down its flank. The inner surfaces of its legs are yellow, and the outer surfaces are green. It is distinguished, physically, from the red-eyed tree frog by the presence of bright-orange thighs; the red-eyed tree frog has mauve thighs. 334:
The orange-thighed frog is a medium-sized tree frog, reaching a length of 5.5 cm (2.2 inches). It is a slender frog, with a thin body, flat head, and large eyes, which are orange in colour. It has a green dorsal surface, with bright yellow feet and
311:, Australia. It has been observed between 100 and 1500 meters above sea level. It is a green frog with distinctly orange eyes, and is very similar in appearance to the 716: 755: 879: 860: 690: 525: 450: 729: 894: 646: 46: 351:, and call from low branches, or the edges of the water. The call is a long "aaa-rk", followed by a soft trill. They call after heavy 889: 514: 355:
rains. The males call in a large chorus; amplexus occurs where the frog calls, and the male and female move to the laying site. The
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are identical in appearance to those of the red-eyed tree frog.
348: 188: 553: 18: 834: 562: 347:Male orange-thighed frogs congregate around still 359:are brown, and are in masses of 800 to 1600. The 428:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T41116A78451476.en 854: 505:Barker, J.; Grigg, G.C.; Tyler, M.J. (1995). 8: 403:IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). 861: 847: 550: 253: 110: 91: 82: 482:"Litoria xanthomera: Orange-thighed Frog" 426: 69:Learn how and when to remove this message 262:Distribution of the orange-thighed frog 32:This article includes a list of general 390: 366:The orange-thighed frog inhabits dense 398: 396: 394: 7: 815: 813: 461:. American Museum of Natural History 880:IUCN Red List least concern species 414:IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 247:(Davies, McDonald, and Adams, 1986) 833:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by 455:Davies, McDonald, and Adams, 1986" 38:it lacks sufficient corresponding 14: 507:A Field Guide to Australian Frogs 280:Davies, McDonald, and Adams, 1986 817: 135: 23: 1: 895:Amphibians described in 1986 509:. 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Conservation status
Least Concern
IUCN 3.1
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Amphibia
Anura
Hylidae
Ranoidea
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Synonyms
tree frog
tropical
Queensland
red-eyed tree frog

Tadpole
vocal sac
ponds
monsoon

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