Dainty green tree frog

species of amphibian
(Redirected from Ranoidea gracilenta)

The dainty green tree frog, dainty frog or graceful tree frog (Ranoidea gracilenta) is a tree frog from Australia. It lives in Queensland and New South Wales.[2][3]

Dainty green tree frog
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Clade: Ranoidea
Species:
R. gracilenta
Binomial name
Ranoidea gracilenta
(Spencer, 1896)[2]
Synonyms
  • Hyla gracilenta (Peters, 1869)
  • Pelodryas granulata (Peters, 1873)
  • Hyla fordii (Günther, 1876)
  • Hyla luteiventris, (Ogilby, 1907)
  • Litoria gracilenta (Tyler, 1971)
  • Dryomantis gracilenta (Wells and Wellington, 1985)
  • Dryopsophos gracilenta (Duellman, Marion, and Hedges, 2016)
  • Ranoidea gracilenta (Dubois and Frétey, 2016) [2]

This frog lives in forests. It sits on reeds and floating plants in bodies of water, but it also lives in places where people grow fruit. In the winter, it climbs up to the tops of trees and stays away from water. In warmer weather, the female frog lays eggs on stems of grass in the water. The tadpoles take 14 days to become frogs.[3]

The adult frog is 4.5 cm long. The dainty green tree frog is bright green with orange eyes, yellow feet, and yellow color on its sides. It is related to Ranoidea chloris.[4]

References change

  1. Jean-Marc Hero; Ed Meyer; John Clarke (2004). "Litoria gracilenta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T41093A10388151. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T41093A10388151.en. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Ranoidea gracilenta (Peters, 1869)". American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  3. 3.0 3.1 J.M. Hero (April 5, 2002). "Litoria gracilenta: Dainty Green Tree Frog". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  4. "Graceful Treefrog". Queensland Museum. Retrieved September 9, 2020.