White's Tree Frog

White's Tree Frog care at a glance

Adult length

10–12 cm (4–5 in)

Adult weight

40–90 g (1.4–3.2 oz)

Lifespan

15–20 years

Basking / warm side

27–29 °C (81–84 °F)

Cool side

24–27 °C (75–81 °F)

Night minimum

18 °C (64 °F)

Humidity

50–70%

UVB

Recommended

Diet

Insects

Activity

Nocturnal

Lifestyle

Arboreal

Typical values from common keeping practice, not yet reviewed. Individual animals and setups vary.

White's Tree Frog research

128 published papers in the HerpAtlas library. Most cited below, or see the latest research →

• Resistance to chytridiomycosis varies among amphibian species and is correlated with skin peptide defenses

  Animal Conservation · 2007 · cited 297 times

• Water harvest via dewing.

  Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids · 2012 · cited 131 times

• Electrolyte depletion and osmotic imbalance in amphibians with chytridiomycosis.

  Diseases of aquatic organisms · 2007 · cited 114 times

• Virulence of the amphibian chytrid fungus Batrachochytium dendrobatidis varies with the strain.

  Diseases of aquatic organisms · 2005 · cited 109 times

• Distribution of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and pathology in the skin of green tree frogs Litoria caerulea with severe chytridiomycosis.

  Diseases of aquatic organisms · 2005 · cited 75 times

• Effect of Temperature on Evaporative Water Loss of the Australian Tree Frogs Litoria caerulea and Litoria chloris

  Physiological Zoology · 1990 · cited 69 times

• Sticking like sticky tape: tree frogs use friction forces to enhance attachment on overhanging surfaces.

  Journal of the Royal Society, Interface · 2013 · cited 53 times

• Host stress response is important for the pathogenesis of the deadly amphibian disease, Chytridiomycosis, in Litoria caerulea.

  PloS one · 2013 · cited 53 times

White's Tree Frog natural history notes

Field and captive observations published in Herpetological Review's Natural History Notes. Each is a single observation, summarized by us, with a link to the original.