Species Litoria chloris (Boulenger, 1893)
Red-eyed Tree Frog, Southern Orange-eyed Tree Frog
- Hyla chloris Boulenger, G.A. 1893. Description of a new tree frog from New South Wales. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2 7: 403 [403].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1947.2.23.86, Dunoon, Richmond River, NSW.
Generic Combinations
- Litoria chloris (Boulenger, 1893).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, Qld: Central Mackay Coast (CMC), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)
Ecological Descriptors
Arboreal, arthropod-feeder, closed forest, nocturnal, predator, swamp, tall forest.
Extra Ecological Information
Seasonal breeder, free-living tadpole, breeds in swamps.
General References
Copland, S.J. 1957. Presidential address. Australian tree frogs of the genus Hyla. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 82: 9-108 (taxonomy)
Davies, M. & McDonald, K.R. 1979. A study of intraspecific variation in the green tree frog Litoria chloris (Boulenger) (Hylidae). The Australian Zoologist 20: 347-359
Moore, J.A. 1961. The frogs of eastern New South Wales. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 121: 149-386 (taxonomy, natural history)
Watson, G.F. & Martin, A.A. 1979. Early development of the Australian green hylid frogs, Litoria chloris, L. fallax and L. gracilenta. The Australian Zoologist 20: 259-268
History of changes
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