Litoria verreauxii
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The whistling tree frog (Rawlinsonia verreauxii), or Verreaux's tree frog, is a species of frog found in Australia. The alpine tree frog is restricted to the southern alps of New South Wales and Victoria. Verreaux's tree frog is widespread throughout south-eastern Queensland, coastal and highland regions of New South Wales, and south-eastern Victoria.
Rawlinsonia verreauxii verreauxii is widespread and common across eastern Australia. R. v. alpina, though, has a very restricted range and has suffered significant declines in population; it is currently listed as endangered.
The whistling tree frog is one of the classic examples of speciation by reinforcement. Future research into congener hybridisation and gene flow may find such occurring, and may find countervailing reinforcement mechanisms at work.
R. v. verreauxii is light brown to red brown above, with an often indistinct, broad, darker patch starting between the eyes and continuing over the back. A dark band starting at the... Wikipedia →
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melbourne | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healesville Sanctuary | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Melbourne Zoo | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Verreaux's Tree Frog sighting in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 37 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 6th most-seen of the 12 amphibians we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–March, May–June and September
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Verreaux's Tree Frog in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in November, the lowest month.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Verreaux's Tree Frog sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Verreaux's Tree Frog sightings, Blue Mountains National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Kosciuszko National Park (Australia, about 30%).
Same genus: Litoria
The closest relatives of the Verreaux's Tree Frog that you can see in Blue Mountains National Park (genus Litoria) are Peron's Tree Frog (about 30%), Eastern Dwarf Treefrog (about 10%) and Broad-palmed Frog (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Verreaux's Tree Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Blue Mountains National Park (37 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
