Tag Archive for 'Pelodryadidae'

An artist’s reconstruction of Litoria tylerantiqua (right) and the previously-described species Platyplectrum casca (left) from Murgon, south-eastern Queensland. Image: Samantha Yabsley, https://www.instagram.com/s.h.y_art.

55-Million-Year-Old Tree Frog Fossil Unearthed in Australia

Jun 20, 2025 by Enrico de Lazaro

The discovery of Litoria tylerantiqua suggests that Australian treefrogs (pelodryadids) were present in Australia by the Early Eocene, when the continent...

The whirring tree frog (Litoria revelata). Image credit: Stephen Mahony.

New Species of Tree Frog Discovered in Australia

Feb 21, 2025 by Natali Anderson

Biologists have discovered a new species — and redescribed another one — of the tree frog genus Litoria living on the Australian continent. The...

New Frog Species from New Guinea Has ‘Lovely Chocolate Coloring’

May 28, 2021 by Natali Anderson

A team of researchers led by Griffith University has described a new species of the Australasian tree frog genus Litoria from the rainforests of New Guinea. Litoria...