I was woken at 4am by the noise of hundreds of Dainty Green Tree Frogs (Litoria gracilenta). The noise was enough to wake and the bedroom was over 100 metres from where the frogs were. They are beautiful little frogs (also known as Graceful Tree Frog) only about 40mm – 45mm long. I could only see a couple while I was taking the video.
We’ve had them in the shack before but only one at a time.
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Hi have just come across your website I was fortunate enough to have had hundreds of these beautiful little frogs in my garden one night last year in Cooktown i have lived here since 1989 and only seen them once so where they came from and where they went I have no idea but so enjoyed their visit.
Hi Rosalie – they are beautiful little things aren’t they. Apparently they come out of the rainforest at a time suitable for breeding (usually when it’s raining), then mate and go back. We mostly see ours during the wet.
I promised myself Iwould ask someone on day about the cute little green frogs which were plentiful around a house I owned in Hinton st Mackay.Ithought they were unusual because they could turn thier heads from side to side and they had a noticable neck. that particular property supported a healthy tropical garden and was almost perminately damp.Would these have been the dainty frog described on this website?
Could be. Wikipedia says they are “native to eastern Queensland, and north-eastern New South Wales”. I don’t remember them turning their heads from side to side though.
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