Litoria revelata
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The revealed frog, whirring tree frog, or orange-thighed treefrog (Rawlinsonia revelata) is a species of tree frog native to coastal eastern Australia. This frog reaches 40 mm (1.6 in) in length. It is cream to red-brown on the back, with a darker band running down the middle. Males turn bright yellow in colour during the breeding season. A dark strip runs from the nostril to the shoulder, across the tympanum. The back of the legs are red and the thigh is yellow-orange. Some large black dots occur on the thigh and the backs of the legs. The belly is cream and the iris is golden.
The revealed frog is found from south-eastern Queensland to the Central Coast of New South Wales. Older sources considered it, the Eungella whirring tree frog and the Atherton Tablelands whirring tree frog to be disjunct populations of a single species, but a 2025 study split the populations into three species.
Males make a high-pitched whirring noise, similar to the whistling tree frog; calling occurs from spring to autumn, either from the ground or from vegetation bordering the breeding area.
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Australia · 2026
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Whirring Tree Frog sighting in Springbrook National Park on a given day, based on 164 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 4th most-seen of the 13 amphibians we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–March and August
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Whirring Tree Frog in Springbrook National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April and June–July, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Whirring Tree Frog sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Whirring Tree Frog sightings, Springbrook National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Lamington National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same genus: Litoria
The closest relatives of the Whirring Tree Frog that you can see in Springbrook National Park (genus Litoria) are Eastern Dwarf Treefrog (about 10%), Peron's Tree Frog (about 10%) and Tyler's Tree Frog (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Whirring Tree Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Springbrook National Park (164 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.
