Gold Coast
flora and fauna

A guide to the plants and animals that make our city one of the most biodiverse in Australia.
Phylum
CHORDATA
Class
AMPHIBIA
Family
HYLIDAE
Genus
Litoria
Species
gracilenta
Has fauna
True
Mapping

Common Name
Graceful Treefrog
Alternate name
Dainty Green Treefrog
Is historical
False
QLD
NSW
EPBC
APC
ROTAP
Comment
Very common, widespread, adaptable.
LGA significant
False
Stronghold population
False
Wildnet record
False
Museum listing
True
Introduced
False
Qld Census
False
Regionally significant/rationale
False
Restricted distribution/rationale
False
Abundance
Common
Historical abundance
Endemicity
Overall distribution
Local distribution
Widespread throughout the city area especieally in melaleuca, dry eucalypt, wetlands, dams and inundated habitats and urban environments
Known location
Biggera Waters, Southport, Runaway Bay, Labrador, Alberton, Eagleby, Edens Landing, Bannockburn, Gua
Other locality
A very common, widespread and adaptable frog, able to thrive in many degraded habitats. One of the most common frogs.
Riparian dependent
True
Wetland dependent
True
Forest dependent
False
Hollow dependent
False
Terrestrial
True
Estuarine
False
Marine
False
General ecology
Open forest, paperbark woodlands, swamps, parks, gardens. Mainly confined to lowlands.
Specific ecology
Habitat
Habitat comment
Often found in suburban gardens where it perches neatly on large leaves. Often bred by frog-lovers.
Threats
Management
Community type
Migratory
False
Migration notes
Feeding status
Feeding strategy
Feeding substrate
Diet
Reproduction
Breeding season
Active period
Active season
Social group
Behaviour
Range
Biology
Growth form
Description
Taxonomy Comments
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