| Tuesday, October 09, 2007
from Madeleine Kabanoff
hi, i work at a brisbane woolworths in the produce section so i
find frogs in the bananas. luckily i have the perfect garden for
them full of frogs so i am able to bring them home, look after them
for a bit then let them go in my garden. So far i have found 3 dainty
green tree frogs that currently live in my greenhouse, but i have
come across this frog on friday. I'm 99% sure its a bleating tree
frog but could you take a look at my photos and tell me what you
think?? thanks. this photo is of it in my pond when i let it go.
it was about 3cm in length.
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Reply:
I wasn't sure so passed it to Keith McDonald, who isnt 100%
sure either, but he doesn't think its a Bleating Tree Frog
(Litoria dentata) perhaps a better photo or set of photos
from different angles.
Possibly not a good idea to be releasing frogs from an unknown
origin into the wild, she might be best to take it along
to one of the Brisbane frog groups for more advice
regards
Mike
Dear Mike
I don't think this is a Queensland frog. It looks like one
of the L. verreauxi / L. revelata group from NE NSW. The legs
and general body shape don't reflect a L. rubella type and,
to me, its head and body shape doesn't look like L. dentata.
The photo has limited characteristics available to provide
a good assessment.
Cheers
Keith |
Sun, 28 Oct 2007
Hi,
While pulling apart an old BBQ made of rocks & cement in our
suburban Rocklea QLD backyard we found a large green frog living
inside. He's about 10 cm by 6 cm. We have moved him to a large planter
with Basil & Rosemary & he seems happy hiding in there for now.
I was thinking of making a small home for him in a fenced off corner
of our yard with a large Mango tree in it. I'm happy to make a small
pond if you think it's necessary although there was no water at
all in the clogged up old BBQ. I did read where some tree leaves
can be poisonous, is this the case with Mangos?
Thanks for any information or advice you can share.
Rowan
Hi Rowan
not sure if mangos are poisonous, things seem to grow ok under my
mango tree at home, though I dont have a pond. Would be happy to
post your question on our website & see if anyone else has experience
with ponds under mango trees
I will also forward this email to some of our members & associates
best regards
Mike
Thanks Michael,
We found out that he would roam at night to hunt so the enclosure
wouldn't be any good for him. He did just that & found a new place
somewhere.
We'll keep an eye out and let you know when we run into him again.
Thanks again,
Rowan |
