Litoria Piperata
Pepperd Tree Frog
Peppered tree frog's habitat :
Taxonomy of the pepperd tree frog :
Animalia kingdom,
Chordata phylum,
Amphibia class,
Anura order,
Hylidae family,
Litoria genus and the
green leaf tree frog.
Its common name is the pepperd tree frog. The pepperd tree frog is critically endangerd. We could not find a audio rcording of the pepperd tree frog or any infomation about is mating call.
Reproduction and lifestyle:
Food and predators :
- worms
- large frogs and toads are carnivores so therefore eat meat
- small to medium frogs eat insects such as flies, mosquitoes, moths and dragon flies
- larger frogs eat larger insects such as grasshoppers and large worms
- some large frogs also eat small mice, baby turtles and even smaller frogs!
Predators to frogs are:
- snakes, lizards, birds, shrews, raccoon's, foxes, otters and weasels all eat frogs
- under water frogs are in danger by fish, turtles and water birds
- humans also eat frogs
Threats to survival :
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