Tyler's tree frog or the southern laughing tree frog (Litoria tyleri) is an arboreal species of tree frog. It is native to eastern Australia where it occurs from south-eastern Queensland to the southern coast of New South Wales. It is generally a coastal species and is not found inland.[1][2][3]
A pair of Tyler's tree frogs in amplexus: the male is in typical breeding yellow colouration.
This frog is grey-brown to fawn (of various shades) on its dorsal surface, and a whitish-yellow on its ventral surface. Females are larger than males and reach a maximum size of about 50 mm. It has green flecks on the back. The iris is golden in colour and it has cross-shaped pupils. This species is very similar to the Peron's tree frog, (Litoria peronii). The easiest way to tell them apart is by call, but L. peronii has strong black and yellow marbling in the thighs, armpits, hands and feet. L. tyleri has only faint yellow and brown marbling in the legs and armpits, lacking marbling in the hands and feet. This species lacks a strong black line above the tympanum, this line is present in L. peronii. As it is an arboreal frog, the toe pads are larger than its toes and fingers, allowing it to grip well on branches. Its hands are partially webbed, its toes are completely webbed, and the tympanum is visible. During breeding, males can turn a very strong yellow colour.
Ecology and behaviouredit
This species inhabits coastal forest and cleared land. It is normally found around permanent dams, swamps, and ponds. Males call from vegetation around the water body during spring and summer, often after rain. The call of this species resembles a short laughing noise, similar to that of the Peron's tree frog, but without a downward inflection.
As a petedit
It is kept as a pet; in Australia, this animal may be kept in captivity with the appropriate permit.
Referencesedit
^ abJean-Marc Hero; John Clarke; Ed Meyer (2004). "Litoria tyleri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. Retrieved 3 February 2017.old-form url
^Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Litoria tyleri Martin, Watson, Gartside, Littlejohn, and Loftus-Hills, 1979". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
^"Litoria tyleri". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2008. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
^Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. pp. 341–342. ISBN978-1-907807-42-8.
IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Nyctimystes tyleri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T55787A152547443. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T55787A152547443.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
Frogs of Australia - Litoria tyleri
-frog call available here.
Department of Environment and Heritage: Frog Keeper's License
Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water, New South Wales: Amphibian Keeper's Licence: Species Lists
Anstis, Marion (2006). Tadpoles of South-eastern Australia. Sydney: New Holland Publishing Australia Pty Ltd. ISBN978-1877069499.
Robinson, Martyn (2002). A Field Guide to Frogs of Australia. Sydney: Reed Natural History Australia. ISBN978-1876334192.
External linksedit
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tyler, tree, frog, southern, laughing, tree, frog, litoria, tyleri, arboreal, species, tree, frog, native, eastern, australia, where, occurs, from, south, eastern, queensland, southern, coast, south, wales, generally, coastal, species, found, inland, conservat. Tyler s tree frog or the southern laughing tree frog Litoria tyleri is an arboreal species of tree frog It is native to eastern Australia where it occurs from south eastern Queensland to the southern coast of New South Wales It is generally a coastal species and is not found inland 1 2 3 Tyler s tree frog Conservation status Least Concern IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Amphibia Order Anura Family Hylidae Genus Litoria Species L tyleri Binomial name Litoria tyleriMartin Watson Gartside Littlejohn and Loftus Hills 1979 Distribution of the Tyler s tree frog Synonyms Pengilleyia tyleriWells and Wellington 1985 Contents 1 Etymology 2 Description 3 Ecology and behaviour 4 As a pet 5 References 6 External linksEtymology editThe specific name tyleri honours Michael J Tyler an Australian herpetologist 4 Description edit nbsp A pair of Tyler s tree frogs in amplexus the male is in typical breeding yellow colouration This frog is grey brown to fawn of various shades on its dorsal surface and a whitish yellow on its ventral surface Females are larger than males and reach a maximum size of about 50 mm It has green flecks on the back The iris is golden in colour and it has cross shaped pupils This species is very similar to the Peron s tree frog Litoria peronii The easiest way to tell them apart is by call but L peronii has strong black and yellow marbling in the thighs armpits hands and feet L tyleri has only faint yellow and brown marbling in the legs and armpits lacking marbling in the hands and feet This species lacks a strong black line above the tympanum this line is present in L peronii As it is an arboreal frog the toe pads are larger than its toes and fingers allowing it to grip well on branches Its hands are partially webbed its toes are completely webbed and the tympanum is visible During breeding males can turn a very strong yellow colour Ecology and behaviour editThis species inhabits coastal forest and cleared land It is normally found around permanent dams swamps and ponds Males call from vegetation around the water body during spring and summer often after rain The call of this species resembles a short laughing noise similar to that of the Peron s tree frog but without a downward inflection As a pet editIt is kept as a pet in Australia this animal may be kept in captivity with the appropriate permit References edit a b Jean Marc Hero John Clarke Ed Meyer 2004 Litoria tyleri IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004 Retrieved 3 February 2017 old form url Frost Darrel R 2016 Litoria tyleri Martin Watson Gartside Littlejohn and Loftus Hills 1979 Amphibian Species of the World an Online Reference Version 6 0 American Museum of Natural History Retrieved 3 February 2017 Litoria tyleri AmphibiaWeb University of California Berkeley 2008 Retrieved 3 February 2017 Beolens Bo Watkins Michael Grayson Michael 2013 The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians Pelagic Publishing pp 341 342 ISBN 978 1 907807 42 8 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group 2020 Nyctimystes tyleri IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020 e T55787A152547443 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2020 3 RLTS T55787A152547443 en Retrieved 11 November 2021 Frogs of Australia Litoria tyleri Frogs Australia Network Litoria tyleri frog call available here Article Road List of All Frog Breeds Things You Can Do to Ensure Your Frog Has a Long Happy and Healthy Life Tyler s Tree Frog Department of Environment and Heritage Frog Keeper s License Department of Environment Climate Change and Water New South Wales Amphibian Keeper s Licence Species Lists Anstis Marion 2006 Tadpoles of South eastern Australia Sydney New Holland Publishing Australia Pty Ltd ISBN 978 1877069499 Robinson Martyn 2002 A Field Guide to Frogs of Australia Sydney Reed Natural History Australia ISBN 978 1876334192 External links edit nbsp Wikispecies has information related to Litoria tyleri nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Litoria tyleri Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tyler 27s tree frog amp oldid 1134348800, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
