Southern Downs FrogsBleating Tree Frog Green Tree Frog Ornate Burrowing Frog Peron’s Tree Frog

One of Australia’s most variably coloured frogs, the Litoria peronii have have the ability to change colour in less than one hour. They vary in shades of grey and brown, where at its lightest, they can be almost white.

Peron's Tree Frog (Litoria peronii), Southern Downs QLD © Marc Newman
Peron’s Tree Frog (Litoria peronii), Southern Downs QLD © Marc Newman

Known as the Peron’s Tree Frog (Litoria peronii), they also have a number of other common names including Emerald-spotted Tree Frog, Laughing Tree Frog, Maniacal Cackle Frog.

They can often be found near people’s home and garden. This guy below looks sooo guilty hiding in my bee apartment block (Peron’s Tree Frog).

This guy looks sooo guilty hiding in my bee apartment block (Peron's Tree Frog), Southern Downs QLD © Marc Newman
Hiding in my bee apartment block (Peron’s Tree Frog), Southern Downs QLD © Marc Newman
This Peron's Tree Frog (Litoria peroni) had been sleeping in the bee house, Southern Downs QLD © Marc Newman
This Peron’s Tree Frog (Litoria peroni) had been sleeping in the bee house, Southern Downs QLD © Marc Newman
Peron's Tree Frog (Litoria peronii), Southern Downs QLD © Marc Newman
Peron’s Tree Frog (Litoria peronii), Southern Downs QLD © Marc Newman
Peron's Tree Frog (Litoria peronii), Southern Downs QLD © Marc Newman
Peron’s Tree Frog (Litoria peronii), Southern Downs QLD © Marc Newman
Peron's Tree Frog (Litoria peronii), Southern Downs QLD © Marc Newman
Peron’s Tree Frog (Litoria peronii), Southern Downs QLD © Marc Newman
Peron's Tree Frog (Litoria peronii), Southern Downs QLD © Marc Newman
Peron’s Tree Frog (Litoria peronii), Southern Downs QLD © Marc Newman

Check out our section on Fauna | Frogs | Peron’s Tree Frog (Litoria peronii).

Also more Peron’s Tree Frog here: NSW | QLD


  • Scientific Classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Chordata
  • Class: Amphibia
  • Order: Anura
  • Family: Pelodryadidae
  • Genus: Litoria
  • Species: Litoria peronii

Footnote & References

  1. Photographs © Marc Newman, Flickr
  2. Australia’s frogs need your help, FrogID, https://www.frogid.net.au/
  3. Frogs And Toads Identification Australia, Facebook group, https://www.facebook.com/groups/2004865429729155

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