Desert Tree Frog
Litoria rubella
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyPelodryadidae (Australasian Tree Frogs)
- GenusLitoria
- SpeciesLitoria rubella (Desert Tree Frog)
Closest Relatives at Kakadu National Park
Watjulum Frog
Litoria watjulumensis
Australian Rocket Frog
Litoria nasuta
Rockhole Frog
Litoria meiriana
Copland's Rock Frog
Litoria coplandi
Masked Frog
Litoria personata
Tornier's Frog
Litoria tornieri
Peter's Frog
Litoria inermis
Ranoidea caerulea
Ranoidea caerulea
giant frog
Ranoidea australis
Eastern Cane Toad
Rhinella marina
Marbled Frog
Limnodynastes convexiusculus
Woodworker Frog
Limnodynastes lignarius
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)
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 | |
| 2 | Flinders Ranges National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Nitmiluk National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Desert Tree Frog in Kakadu National Park?
About 22% of visitor-days record a Desert Tree Frog sighting in Kakadu National Park, based on 17 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Desert Tree Frog in Kakadu National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Desert Tree Frog in Kakadu National Park in our monthly data.