Litoria xanthomera
Copyright © Hal Cogger
Distribution map
Distribution Map of Litoria xanthomera
Copyright © Hal Cogger
Status
IUCN Classification:
Not listed
(International Union for Conservation of Nature)
Bioregion occurrence:
(this is not a distribution map)
State occurrence:
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Litoria xanthomera
Family: Hylidae
Common name: Orange Thighed Treefrog
Description: This frog is bright green on its back with white, lemon-yellow or orange colouring below. The backs of the thighs are bright orange. The inner half of the hand is white or yellow. The lower half of the arm is green, with a pale ridge on the back edge. The iris is golden with an orange outer ring. The belly is granular and the finger and toe pads are large. The fingers are three-quarters webbed and the toes are fully webbed.
Size: 55 mm
Habitat: This frog mainly lives in dense rainforests.
Call: Long moaning "aaa-rk" sounds followed by softer trills.Call available in 
Windows Media or 
Quicktime audio. Recording Copyright © David Stewart.
Similar species: This frog can be distinguished from Litoria chloris by the orange on the backs of its thighs.
Conservation Information
Suspected threatening processes
- None stated
Population size: An estimate of the total number of adults present in the species entire range is >50000 individuals. Some factors affecting population size and distribution are known, but 1 or more major factors are unknown.
Population trend in Australia over the past 50 years: Population size stable or suspected to be stable or increasing.
Knowledge of population trend in Australia: Monitored locally.
Population concentration: Not known to concentrate or exist in discrete locations. (e.g. the number of sites in which individuals group together either seasonally, such as breeding sites, or they may occupy discrete habitat patches within the broader landscape, such as discrete water bodies or drainage units.)
Ongoing management activities in Australia: None directed primarily at the taxon.
Reproductive potential for recovery: The average number of eggs deposited per adult female per year is >1000 eggs/female/year. Minimum age at which females are known or suspected to first reproduce is 2-3 years.
Range size in Australia: The size of the geographic area over which the taxon is distributed: 1001-80000 km² (up to 1% area of Australia or about the area of Tasmania).
Distribution trend: Area occupied has declined by < 25%. (This is an estimate of change in the portion of the total range that is occupied or utilised; it may not equal the change in total range.)
Knowledge of distribution in Australia: Distribution is well known and occurrence can be accurately predicted throughout the range.
References
Barker, J., G.C. Grigg and M.J. Tyler. 1995. A Field Guide to Australian Frogs. Surrey Beatty & Sons: Chipping Norton.
Cogger, H.G. 2000. Reptiles and amphibians of Australia. Reed Books: Sydney.