Family
Hylidae
Description
Colour and pattern highly variable. Typically a broad pale brown to reddish-brown vertabral band from the tip of the snout to the vent.
Habits
Nocturnal. Terrestrial.
Habitat
Coastal, and adjacent areas of Northern and Eastern Australia, from the Kimberleys to the mid-coast of NSW. Usually encountered foraging amongst the litter on the floor of open forests or around the forested edges of permanent swamps
Breeding
Breeds in temporary soaks and waterholes during the wet season, although it may breed in the permanent swamps which it frequents during the dry season.
Parks
Kakadu National Park
Diet
Carnivore, Insects.
Details
Common Name: |
Rocket Frog |
Scientific Name: |
Litoria nasuta |
Sub Order: |
Unavailable |
Order: |
Anura |
Class: |
Amphibia |
Category: |
Native |
Status: |
Least Concern |
Size: |
50mm |
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