Ranoidea chloris
species of amphibian
- For another species commonly known as the red-eyed tree frog, see Agalychnis callidryas
Ranoidea chloris, commonly known as the red-eyed tree frog or orange-eyed tree frog, is a frog from eastern Australia. It lives in forests, wetlands and sometimes cities.[1][2][3]
Ranoidea chloris | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Pelodryadidae |
Genus: | Ranoidea |
Species: | R. chloris
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Binomial name | |
Ranoidea chloris (Boulenger, 1892)
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Distribution of the red-eyed tree frog | |
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Adult frogs look for food at night and spend most of their time in trees.[1]
They lay their eggs in permanent or temporary bodies of water, so the tadpoles must grow into frogs quickly or they will die when their homes dry up.[2] The tadpoles start out yellow but become green as they grow. Red-eyed tree frog tadpoles can jump out of the water to catch flying insects.[1]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Red-eyed tree frog". Australian Museum. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 J-M Hero (April 5, 2002). "Litoria chloris: Red-eyed Tree Frog". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
- ↑ Jean-Marc Hero; Ed Meyer; John Clarke (2004). "Litoria chloris". 2004. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T41083A10385326. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T41083A10385326.en. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
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