Australian Green TreefrogPelodryas caerulea

Australian Green Treefrog from the Macquarie Marshes, NSW

The Australian Green Treefrog (Pelodryas caerulea) is a large treefrog that is widespread across the northeastern half of Australia, into New Guinea and the northern parts of the Solomon Islands.

Australian range of the Pelodryas caerulea adapted from the Australian Frog Atlas under Creative Commons license

Within its broad range, this species is found in many habitats and is quite adaptable to living around humans.  It is found in the suburban backyards Sydney, in wet rainforests of the northeast Queenland, but also near sparse waterways in the dry interior of New South Wales, Queensland, and the Northern Territory.  It seems this frog can survive anywhere there is water, at least some of the time!

This species well known to hobbyists since it is often kept in captivity all over the world where it is known by many names, including the "White's Treefrog" or "Dumpy" Treefrog (in reference to its unusual appearance).

As can be seen in these photos, the intensity of the green coloration can vary.  The calling individual seen below was quite brownish green as contrasted with the bright green individual above.

These are large treefrogs and have a correspondingly loud call.  The call can be described as a loud "rork, rork, rork" that is repeated over and over at a rate of  2-3 calls per second.  

Here is an individual calling from some roadside bushes in Daintree National Park, Queensland, Australia.

Pelodryas caerulea call
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