Litoria corbeni

Conservation Status

Calling Period

Description

A medium-sized species of frog reaching up to 3.5 cm in body length. It has a tan, grey-brown, cream-brown, or reddish-brown back with a wide brown longitudinal stripe along the middle that starts between the eyes. There is a brown stripe from the nostril to past the arm. The belly is white to cream, often with small dark spots. The pupil is horizontal and the iris is copper-gold. The groin has a dark patch and the backs of the thighs are orange, occasionally with a black spot. Fingers are long and unwebbed, and toes are three-quarters webbed, both with small discs. During the breeding season, males are bright yellow.

Although originally named as a distinct species from the Southern Whirring Tree Frog (Litoria revelata) in 1985, it was not widely recognised until 2025, after a combination of genetic, morphological and bioacoustic analyses, including the use of FrogID recordings, confirmed that this isolated population was indeed a distinct species.

Breeding Biology

Eggs are laid singly or in small rows, and are attached to vegetation near the surface of the water in ponds, swamps, dams, and creeks within or near forests. Tadpoles can reach a total length of up to nearly 6 cm and are dark brown in colour. They often remain near the surface of water bodies, and take around three months to develop into frogs. Breeds during spring to summer.

Similar Species

Does not look similar to any species within its distribution.