Information by Chris from Year 5B at Rochedale State School.

The Year 1 children have made up a neat story about Willy the Green Tree Frog.
Click here if you'd like to read their story.
Here's some more info by Brittany all the way from the USA. Click here to have a look.

 

HABITAT

The natural habitat of the green tree frog is ponds, creeks and trees. These natural habitats are slowly disappearing because houses are being built on land that has been cleared. Also many creeks are becoming polluted because man has dumped rubbish such as cans, bags and other materials in them. Many of them are living in garden ponds because their homes are destroyed. Because of its association with human habitats, the green tree frog is found wide spread throughout New South Wales and Queensland.

FEEDING
The green tree frog has good eye sight for hunting insects, spiders, slugs and earthworms. It uses its long sticky tongue. It lives in land and water but it only catches its food on land.
 

CHARACTERISTICS

The green tree frog is an amphibian which means it has a backbone as part of its skeleton. Amphibians which are cold blooded have two stages of development - the tadpole stage, when they breathe through gills and the adult stage when they breathe through lungs.

The green tree frog grows to a length of 100mm and they have wet, smooth skin. Adult frogs can breathe through their skin and their mouth. Their extra long legs are used for jumping. On their webbed fingers and toes, they have suckers which help them climb.

INFORMATION AND INTERESTING HABITS

Green tree frogs have eyes on top of their heads which help them to catch their food.

They have a third eye lid which protects their eyes when they're in the water. When a frog is eating, its eyes disappear into its mouth.

 
quiz Click here for some questions about the Green Tree Frog.

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