Common Mist Frog

About the Common Mist Frog

The common mist frog (Mosleyia rheocola) is a species of tree frog native to north-eastern Queensland, Australia. It is a medium-sized frog and a member of the Australian torrent treefrog group. The common mist frog is found in remote, mountainous areas, and near rocky, fast-flowing rainforest streams such as those in north-eastern Queensland, Australia. They are generally sedentary frogs, and remain in the stream environments that they are born into, preferring sections of the stream with riffles, many rocks, and overhanging vegetation.

The common mist frog is one of the four species of Australian torrent treefrogs that comprise the Mosleyia nannotis species group. The other species are the mountain mist frog, waterfall frog, and armoured mist frog. Fully grown common mist frogs can measure anywhere from 27 to 41 millimetres (1.1 to 1.6 in) in length and often weigh between 1.2 and 4.5 grams. The common mist frog displays sexual dimorphism, meaning that one sex is larger in size than the other, in this case, the females are larger than males. Whereas males measure at around 31 mm (1.2 in) in length, the female mist frog is on average 36 mm (1.4 in)... Wikipedia →