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Australian Green Treefrog
Pelodryas caerulea (Australian Green Treefrog · Australian Green Treefrog)
💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed
- 💡 Its maximum length of 11.5 cm is slightly longer than just over four Korean 500-won coins (26.5 mm in diameter) lined up side by side (106 mm) (Comparison).
- 💡 It is found in bathrooms, water tanks, and urban reservoirs, sometimes appearing on house verandas in hot summers, and when kept as a pet its average lifespan is about 16 years (ADW).
Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.
📖 1. Overview
The Australian Green Treefrog (White's treefrog) is a large treefrog adapted to both dry and wet environments, living even near suburbs and farmland.
🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology
Its body length is 7–11.5 cm, with females slightly larger. Colored pale bluish to emerald green, it loses less moisture thanks to its thick skin and is characterized by fatty ridges above the eyes and large toe pads.
🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior
Records of its wild diet are scarce, but it mainly eats insects such as moths, grasshoppers, and cockroaches. In the summer rainy season it lays 150–300 eggs in places where water collects, such as water tanks or drainage facilities, and during dry spells it forms a cocoon of shed skin and mucus to survive underground.
🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea
No direct record connecting this species to Korea has been found.
📚 Sources & References
- • IUCN Red List LC (2022) — https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41082/78448102
- • IUCN Red List category LC — latest assessment at iucnredlist.org
- • catalogueoflife.org — 76CTL
- • iucnredlist.org — 78448102
- • commons.wikimedia.org — File:Australia green tree frog (Litoria caerulea) crop.jpg
- • animaldiversity.org — Litoria caerulea
- • bok.or.kr — contents.do
Recorded dimensions are widely cited representative estimates from public literature and may vary by study or specimen.