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White-lipped tree frog

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surface is off-white. The lower lip has a distinctive white stripe (giving this species its name), which continues to the shoulder. The white stripes on the trailing edges of the lower leg may turn pink in the breeding male. The white-lipped tree frog has large toe pads, which aid it to climb. The
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It has a loud, barking call, but when distressed, it makes a cat-like "mew" sound or may discharge urine. Males call during spring and summer after rain from vegetation around the breeding site, normally a still body of water.
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and the wet tropics of north-eastern Queensland, Australia. It is the most widely distributed tree frog in the New Guinea region, spanning from eastern Indonesia, through the New Guinea mainland, to the
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The white-lipped tree frog reaches 11–14 cm (4.3–5.5 in) in length. Females are larger than males, and have thicker skin in correlation with the difference in body size. Its
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surface is usually bright green, although the colour changes depending on the temperature and background, and can be brown. The
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Barker, J., Grigg, G. C., and Tyler, M. J. (1995). A Field Guide to Australian Frogs. Surrey Beatty and Sons, New South Wales.
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This species of frog is known for being moved around in fruit produce from northern Australia and ending up becoming a
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It is kept as a pet; but in Australia, it may be kept in captivity only with an appropriate permit.
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reaches a similar maximum size) and is found in Australia. Other common names include the
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Cogger, H.G. (2000). Reptiles and amphibians of Australia. Reed Books: Sydney.
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Queensland Department of Environment and Science: White-lipped tree frog
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Iskandar, D.; Mumpuni; Hero, J.; Retallick, R.; Richards, S. (2017).
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Vanburen, Collin S.; Norman, David B.; Fröbisch, Nadia B. (2019).
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toes are completely webbed, and the hands are partially webbed.
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The white-lipped tree frog is found along the coastal areas of
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This article is about the Australian frog. For other uses, see
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and the Admiralty Islands in the north. It lives in
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Index

White-lipped Tree Frog
White-lipped tree frog (disambiguation)
Giant tree frog (disambiguation)

Conservation status
Least Concern
IUCN 3.1
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Amphibia
Anura
Hylidae
Nyctimystes
Binomial name
Günther
Synonyms
frog
Pelodryadinae
tree frog
Cuban tree frog
dorsal
ventral
In Daintree rainforest, Queensland
A brown example
Being eaten by a green tree snake - Dendrelaphis punctulatus near Cooktown, Queensland
Dendrelaphis punctulatus
Cooktown, Queensland

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