Litoria verreauxii verreauxii

Whistling Tree-frog at Cotter River, ACT

Litoria verreauxii verreauxii at Cotter River, ACT - 19 Feb 2020
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Litoria verreauxii 6 Sep 2021 wombey
Litoria lesueuri 20 Feb 2020 Jek

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3 comments

BrianLR wrote:
   6 Sep 2021
Why is this not L. verrauxii? or at least a member of L. ewingii group.
Anguscincus wrote:
   6 Sep 2021
Agree with Brian - looks more like a skinny/unwell verreauxii than leseuerii.
wombey wrote:
   6 Sep 2021
It was a tricky image and not all that helpful, but in revisiting the id and comparing images of lesueuri and verreauxii in Marion Anstis Tadpoles and Frogs it seem that the tympanum is mostly below the brown band behind the eye in lesueuri and mostly enclosed in verreauxii. This image appears to fit verreauxii based on that, so I am happy to re-assign accordingly, and thanks for drawing attention to what can be the dark art of photo id.

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