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White's Tree Frog (Indonesian)
Litoria caerulea "Indonesian"
The Indonesian locality of the classic White's tree frog. It leans towards vivid emerald-green shades and maintains a slightly less massive build.
Class:Amphibia
Order:Anura
Family:Pelodryadidae
Genus:Ranoidea
Species:Litoria caerulea "Indonesian"
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Environment
Terrestrial
Humidity
50 - 70 %
Day temperature
24 - 28 °C
Night temperature
18 - 22 °C
UVB
Low - Medium
Species description
Geographic Origin and Habitat: No additional source-verified editorial notes are available about geographic origin and habitat for Litoria caerulea "Indonesian". Consult this record's parameters and sources.
Taxonomy and Genetics: No additional source-verified editorial notes are available about taxonomy and genetics for Litoria caerulea "Indonesian". Consult this record's parameters and sources.
Behaviour and Habits: No additional source-verified editorial notes are available about behaviour and habits for Litoria caerulea "Indonesian". Consult this record's parameters and sources.
Morphology and Sexual Dimorphism: No additional source-verified editorial notes are available about morphology and sexual dimorphism for Litoria caerulea "Indonesian". Consult this record's parameters and sources.
Care, breeding and tankmates
Terrarium Setup: Demand vertically oriented glass terrariums (e.g. 18x18x24 inches for a pair). Branches must be very thick (large bamboo poles or PVC) because the adult animal is very heavy and would snap the thin branches typical for agile tree frogs. Broad-leafed plants (Monstera, Ficus) will provide excellent daytime shelter.
Lighting and Heating: Being Australian, they tolerate heat well. Optimal daytime temperatures are between 75°F and 82°F (24-28°C), with a warm basking spot of 86°F (30°C). At night the temperature can drop to 68-72°F (20-22°C). The use of a weak UVB lamp (5%) is highly recommended to promote bone strength in these heavy amphibians.
Humidity and Hydration: Unlike dart frogs, a constant 80-90% humidity will kill them with bacterial infections. They prefer a drier environment (50-60%) with transient evening humidity spikes. Air circulation is vital. They must ALWAYS have access to a large bowl of pure water, changed daily, because White's tree frogs use it as a toilet for their massive organic waste.
Feeding and Supplementation: They are proverbial living black holes. They will eat anything that moves in front of their mouth: crickets, huge locusts, roaches, and earthworms. Adults should only be offered meals every 2-3 days. Gut-loading prey and bi-weekly dusting with calcium and D3 is imperative. Beware of mice (pinkies): they cause lethal impaction or obesity and should be avoided entirely.
Compatibility: Excellent for keeping in small stable groups, being very tolerant and non-territorial animals. Beware of size differences: an adult White's will swallow a baby frog if the size difference allows it (accidental cannibalism).
Health and Common Diseases: Morbid obesity is the number one killer: owners tend to overfeed them due to their perpetual appetite, leading them to develop fatty crests so gigantic they blind them (the fat covers the eyes) and causing early heart attacks. Susceptible to Red Leg Syndrome if kept in soggy, feces-soiled terrariums.
Geographic Origin and Distribution
This species originates from: Australia/Indonesia.
Origin
South and Southeast AsiaAustralia, New Guinea, and Oceania
Amphibian profile
- Diet
- No verified data available
- Life expectancy
- No verified data available
- Adult size
- 10 cm
- Lifestyle/Microhabitat
- No verified data available
- Activity cycle
- No verified data available
- Sociality
- No verified data available
- Reproduction
- No verified data available
- Toxicity
- No verified data available
- Life stage
- No verified data available
- Handling tolerance
- No verified data available
- Brumation
- No verified data available
- Molting
- No verified data available
The catalog's scalar value is 10 cm. The AmphiBIO v1 source reports a maximum adult measurement of 10 cm for this species, recorded as snout–vent length (SVL). These figures are not interchangeable: the first is the profile's editorial reference, whereas the second is a published maximum under a specific measurement convention; differences among sources can reflect sex, population, life stage and measuring method.
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