Ranoidea chloris
- For another species commonly known as the red-eyed tree frog, see Agalychnis callidryas
| Ranoidea chloris | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Pelodryadidae |
| Genus: | Ranoidea |
| Species: | R. chloris
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| Binomial name | |
| Ranoidea chloris (Boulenger, 1892)
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| Distribution of the red-eyed tree frog | |
| Synonyms | |
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Ranoidea chloris, commonly known as the red-eyed tree frog or orange-eyed tree frog, is a frog from eastern Australia. It lives in forests, wetlands and sometimes cities.[1][2][3]
Adult frogs look for food at night and spend most of their time in trees.[1]
They lay their eggs in permanent or temporary bodies of water, so the tadpoles must grow into frogs quickly or they will die when their homes dry up.[2] The tadpoles start out yellow but become green as they grow. Red-eyed tree frog tadpoles can jump out of the water to catch flying insects.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Red-eyed tree frog". Australian Museum. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 J-M Hero (April 5, 2002). "Litoria chloris: Red-eyed Tree Frog". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
- ↑ Jean-Marc Hero; Ed Meyer; John Clarke (2004). "Litoria chloris". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T41083A10385326. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T41083A10385326.en. Retrieved June 17, 2020.