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Operation Leap Frog

Operation Leap Frog is a project of the Australian Rainforest Foundation designed to raise awareness for the protection and recovery of Australia’s rainforest frogs and their habitat. Naturale is encouraging everyone to get involved in this campaign to help prevent what could be the largest mass extinction since the dinosaurs, including the orange thighed treefrog, Naturale’s brand ambassador.

Facts about frogs

Frogs belong to a class of animals called amphibians. Amphibians include frogs, toads, newts, salamanders and caecilians. Frogs are Australia’s only native amphibians.
Frogs play an important role in the food web maintaining the delicate balance of nature.
There are estimated to be over 200 different frog species in Australia - over 40 of these are considered threatened.
Over 25% of Australia's frog species habitat is in the Wet Tropics World Heritage rainforest on the north east coast of Queensland.
Our frog species are under threat from pollution & pesticides - habitat loss and degradation - climate change - introduced species - disease.

Orange Thighed Treefrog (Litoria xanthomera)


An Orange Thighed Treefrog calling for a mate. Location: Cape Tribulation (note the greedy mosquitoes on top of the poor frog’s head)	An amplexing pair of Orange Thighed Treefrogs Location: The Atherton Tablelands

A beautiful moderate-sized green frog that is relatively common throughout the rainforest of the Wet Tropics region and often encountered during the wet season
Usually found alongside creeks and roadside gutters or beside pools during the wet season.
Males (40-56mm) are only slightly smaller than females (43-55mm).
Males form large breeding congregations during the wet season where they emit a slow, repetitious growl that increases in volume and ends in a series of thrills.

For more information on Operation Leap Frog and other Wet Tropics frogs log on to: www.arf.net.au/frogs