Species profile—Litoria xanthomera (orange thighed treefrog)

Classification

Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals ) (animals) → Amphibia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=amphibia ) (amphibians) → Hylidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=amphibia&family=hylidae ) (tree frogs) → Litoria xanthomera (orange thighed treefrog)

( https://wildnet.itp.qld.gov.au/wws/images/4375?f=.jpg )
Go to Photo gallery ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=592#imgGallery )

Sighting data

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KML ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=592&f=kml ) | CSV ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=592&f=csv ) | GeoJson ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=592 )

Species details

Kingdom

Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=amphibia ) (animals)

Class

Amphibia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=amphibia ) (amphibians)

Family

Hylidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=amphibia&family=hylidae ) (tree frogs)

Scientific name

Litoria xanthomera Davies, McDonald & Adams, 1986

Common name

orange thighed treefrog

Type reference

Davies, M., McDonald, K.R. & Adams, M. 1986. A new species of green tree frog from Qld Aust. (Anura:Hylidae). Proc. R. Soc. Vic. 98:63-71.

WildNet taxon ID

592

Synonym(s)

Dryopsophus xanthomerus
Ranoidea xanthomera

Alternate name(s)

northern orange-eyed treefrog
yellow-thighed green treefrog

Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status

Least concern

Conservation significant

No

Wetland status

Wetland Indicator Species ( https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/ecology/components/biota/fauna/fauna-indicator-species/ )

Endemicity

Native

Pest status

Nil

Species environment

Aquatic & Terrestrial

Other resources

• Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM) ( https://ozcam.ala.org.au/occurrences/search?taxa=Litoria%20xanthomera#tab_mapView )
• Atlas of Living Australia ( https://bie.ala.org.au/search?q=LITORIA%2BXANTHOMERA )

Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api ) using the Get species by ID function ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api/resource/d050bfcd-ad49-4776-9bdb-7d5fa8f94fe2 ) used under CC-By 4.0 ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ).
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=592 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=592 ).

This information is sourced from the WildNet platform ( https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/species-information/wildnet ) managed by the Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation.