The Dainty Green Treefrog (Chlorohyla gracilenta) is an elegant little green treefrog of wetter forests of the Australian east coast. They are found from Sydney north to Townsville. They occur within a variety of habitats in their range. I have found them and heard them calling in dense rainforest, sugar cane fields, and flooded ditches in industrial parks.
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| Dainty Green Treefrog range map adapted from the Australian Frog Atlas under Creative Commons License |
The identifying characteristics of this species include a lime green body suffused with light tubercles and sharp angular edges to its head, which are often accentuated with light lines.
They can be quite photogenic little frogs, although sometimes less than 100% cooperative....
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| Dainty Green Treefrog trying to "hide" from me while I take its photograph. |
Although it is a pretty and gentile little frog, its call is anything but! It is a harsh, buzzy, nasal "raaagh" that ascends slightly in pitch before leveling off.
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© Chris Harrison 2015
This species was moved from the genus Ranoidea (and Litoria) into the genus Chlorohyla in 2025. I am trying to update all of my blog entries.
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