Desert Tree Frog
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Desert Tree Frog

Litoria rubella

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Flinders Ranges National Park
10 Verified records at Flinders Ranges National Park
December Best month highest sighting rate
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's active Active throughout day and night

The desert tree frog (Colleeneremia rubella), or little red tree frog, is a species of tree frog native to Australia, southern New Guinea, and Timor. It is one of Australia's most widely distributed frogs, inhabiting northern Australia, including desert regions and much of temperate eastern Australia. It is one of the few Australian tree frogs to inhabit arid, tropical, and temperate climates. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Desert Tree Frog sighting in Flinders Ranges National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Flinders Ranges National Park

🐸 No photo available
NT Endemic

Northern Flinders Ranges Froglet

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Crinia flindersensis

30–40% · Possible
Spotted Grass Frog
LC Endemic

Spotted Grass Frog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Limnodynastes tasmaniensis

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
5–10
Feb
20–30
Mar
40–50
Apr
20–30
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
10–20
Oct
<5
Nov
50–60
Dec

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)

☀️🌙Day & Night
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
2 Flinders Ranges National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
3 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
4 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Desert Tree Frog in Flinders Ranges National Park?

About 22% of wildlife watchers report a Desert Tree Frog sighting in Flinders Ranges National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Desert Tree Frog in Flinders Ranges National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Desert Tree Frog in Flinders Ranges National Park in our monthly data.

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