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Leseur’s Frog

June 20, 2008 By jennifer

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Leseur’s Frogs (Litoria lesueuri) emerge after dark from their diurnal concealment amongst leaf-litter on the dark-brown forest floor, where they elude the predatory appetites of a formidable avian oversight.

Like all members of the genus, Leseur’s have large finger and toe pads and horizontal pupils, however, males out-number females, perhaps as many as fifty-to-one. Adult Females, such as the one pictured, are three to four times the mass of males and much less gregarious and stream-bound (I get the impression that the greater mass of the female provides more liberty from running water).

It has been a tough year for wildlife sightings generally with the longest, coldest patch I have known since starting my nocturnal forays, fifteen years ago. The last couple of nights have been good for the primitive northern leaf-tailed and chameleon geckos, as well as the spectacular moth Lyssa Macleayi.

Filed Under: Frogs, Nature Photographs Tagged With: Plants and Animals

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  1. spangled drongo says

    June 20, 2008 at 11:28 am

    Neil, as usual, a great photo. I get a silver rocket frog around here which looks very similar and moves very quickly through the wild sorghum. I probably get a few Leseur’s but they are very quiet.
    Last summer I had a lot of emerald spotteds and was amazed at how big they got and still retained their tadpole tail. Up to 50 mm.
    Very quiet frog wise at the moment even in the warm drizzle.

  2. Luke says

    June 21, 2008 at 7:44 pm

    Impressive photo Neil.

  3. Schiller Thurkettle says

    June 22, 2008 at 3:38 am

    It appears this frog’s response to this intrusion on wilderness is a rude gesture.

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