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Motorbike Frog

Litoria moorei

Description:

This green Motorbike frog was found at the back of my house where the trees and plants were. They are found in the south west of Australia. They are part of the Hylidae family.

Habitat:

Trees and plants, Australia, New Guinea, New Zealand and The United States.

1 Species ID Suggestions

AshleyT
AshleyT 9 years ago
Motorbike Frog
Litoria moorei Motorbike frog


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16 Comments

SofieMullan
SofieMullan 9 years ago

I wouldn't dare to eat a frog:P

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 9 years ago

I don't think they would be poisonous but you really shouldn't try to eat them.
They are not venomous either.

SofieMullan
SofieMullan 9 years ago

Btw, I don't think these type of frogs are poisonous, an I right?

SofieMullan
SofieMullan 9 years ago

Sorry, I don't have it's mating call, but thx for all the support. :)

Truly amazing spot! Sofie wish I could hear its mating call. If you have it kindly share. :))

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 9 years ago

Welcome Sofie. Wouldn't it be great to have sound with this.

SofieMullan
SofieMullan 9 years ago


It's ok

Neil Ross
Neil Ross 9 years ago

My pleasure Sofie (with an 'f') I really show find my glasses and stop being so lazy.

SofieMullan
SofieMullan 9 years ago

Thx you too neil

SofieMullan
SofieMullan 9 years ago

Hey guys thx for the help, I found out it is actually known as the Motorbike frog. We get these frogs all around our house. :)

Neil Ross
Neil Ross 9 years ago

Oh, and most importantly, a big WELCOME to you, Sophie. I hope you enjoy PN and the many wonderful characters on the site. Have fun :D

Neil Ross
Neil Ross 9 years ago

Same here. Absolutely. And also the bumps on the skin. Great minds thinking alike, although yours is probably greater than mine, no doubt. C'est la vie :-)

AshleyT
AshleyT 9 years ago

Great, Neil! I normally don't question stuff from other continents since I'm usually not as familiar with it, but the black on the head of this guy threw me off :)

Neil Ross
Neil Ross 9 years ago

Nice one, Ashley. We're on the same page. You confirmed my suggestion before I even got it up here. Cheers :-))

Neil Ross
Neil Ross 9 years ago

Hi Sophie. Great spotting. I don't think this fellow is Litoria caeulea, but rather, Litoria moorei. The link shows a number of specimens, and here's a wiki reference also - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litoria_moo... I could be wrong, but others may be able to confirm. Some very cool looking frogs in WA.

AshleyT
AshleyT 9 years ago

If you take a look at a range map for the species you have this labeled as, you will see you are several hundred kilometers at least from it. Also, Litoria caerulea does not have any black on the nose or behind the tympanum. Here's the range map for L. caerulea http://frogs.org.au/frogs/species/Litori...

SofieMullan
Spotted by
SofieMullan

Joondalup, Western Australia, Australia

Spotted on Aug 24, 2014
Submitted on Aug 24, 2014

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