Black-shinned Rocket Frog

Litoria tornieri

A small to medium-sized elongate ground-dwelling frog. The head is long and pointed, with long unwebbed fingers, half-webbed toes and long legs. The body is pale or yellowish brown, but at night can turn ruddy with yellow patches. Thin black lines along the shins. Dark bands on sides of head end abruptly past the eardrum. Back of the thighs is marked with yellow and black. To 3.6 cm SVL.

Breeding

Males call from cover within 3 m of water from December to February during the wet season.

Call

Quickly repeated modulated calls - 'merk...merk...merk'.

Eggs

Laid in large clumps in temporarily flooded areas. From 50-350 eggs per clutch.

Tadpoles

The tadpoles have a larval period of six to seven weeks. They are brown with long pointed tails and reach a size of 5 cm.

Other Notes

Little is known about this species in the Kimberley.