Litoria chloris closely resembles L. xanthomera. In fact, the two species are so similiar that they were thought to be the same species until recently. These two species do not coexist since their ranges do not overlap. The simplest way to distinguish the two species is visually: L. Choris has purple thighs while L. xanthomera has orange thighs (Hicks 1999).
CITES: no special status
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: least concern
Development - Life Cycle: metamorphosis
Litoria chloris has been used for research in areas such as antibiotic peptides and evaporative water loss (Steinborner 1998; Buttemer 1990). Also, this species is available in the pet trade (Vosjoli 1996).
This frog lives in an inaccessible habitat for most of the year. Therefore, not much is known about their feeding habits. However, they are assumed to be insectivorous like other tree frogs that have been studied more intensively (Hicks 1999).
Litoria chloris occupies coastal eastern Australian rainforests, from Queensland to New South Wales and as far north as Prosperine (Barker 1995).
Biogeographic Regions: australian (Native )
Australian red-eyed tree frogs occupy coastal wet sclerophyll and rainforests. They can also be encountered in flooded grasslands, near rivers, and in regrowth areas (Hicks 1999).
Terrestrial Biomes: rainforest
Male Australian red-eyed tree frogs range from 5.4 to 6.2 cm, snout to vent length, while females are larger at 5.8 to 6.8 cm, snout to vent length. They have a smooth brilliant green dorsum and a lemon yellow granular ventral surface. There is little green coloring on the limbs, except for the upper forearms and the tibia; the rest of the limb is yellow. The thighs are deep purple, and L. chloris' irises are bright red-orange with a horizontal pupil. This tree frog has a typical Hylidae build with long, slender limbs and webbed hands and feet with large toe discs. A distinct tympanum is noticable (Hicks 1999).
Other Physical Features: ectothermic ; bilateral symmetry
Males call from October to February, during and after very heavy rain (Baker 1999). Theie advertisement call is a series of long "aaa-rk's" ending with a soft trill or chirp (Cogger 1992). Calling and amplexus takes place in shallow pools. The eggs can be laid in clumps or laid singly, entwined in the vegetation (Barker 1995). In captivity, Australian red-eyed tree frogs have been known to lay 5 clutches in a season with up to 500 eggs per clutch. The larvae can reach a maximum length of 7.4 cm and are light brown. In approximately 41 days, at 27 degrees Celsius, the tadpoles will reach metamorphosis (Hicks 1999).
Key Reproductive Features: gonochoric/gonochoristic/dioecious (sexes separate)
Ranoidea chloris, commonly known as the red-eyed tree frog or orange-eyed tree frog, is a species of tree frog native to eastern Australia; ranging from south of Sydney (Nowra area) to Proserpine in mid-northern Queensland.[1]
The red-eyed tree frog is a uniform bright green above, occasionally with yellow spots, and bright yellow on the underside. The front sides of the arms and legs are green, while the underside is yellow or white. The thighs may be blue/purple to blue/black in colour in adults. It has golden eyes at the centre, which change to red towards the edge of the eye. The intensity of the eye colour is variable between frogs. The tympanum is visible, and a mature frog reaches a size of 65 mm.
The tadpoles are generally grey or brown, and can have gold pigment along the side.
A similar species, the orange-thighed frog (Litoria xantheroma) is found north of Proserpine and has orange on the back of the thighs.
This species of frog is associated with rainforests, wet sclerophyll forests, and woodlands. The call is several long, moaning "aaa-rk" sounds, followed by soft trills. Males call and breeding takes place mostly after rain in temporary ponds, roadside ditches, dams, ponds, and creek offshoots where the water is not flowing.
It is kept as a pet.[2] In Australia, this animal may be kept in captivity with the appropriate permit.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) Database entry includes a range map and a brief justification of why this species is of least concernRanoidea chloris, commonly known as the red-eyed tree frog or orange-eyed tree frog, is a species of tree frog native to eastern Australia; ranging from south of Sydney (Nowra area) to Proserpine in mid-northern Queensland.
