Welcome to Wednesday’s Wild Fact! I think we will just jump right into today’s fact on the White’s Tree Frog.  This is another animal that has plenty of common names including, Australian Green Tree Frog, Green Tree Frog, Smiling Tree Frog and my personal favourite, Dumpy’s Tree Frog.  If you look at the common names closely, you should be able to figure out which part of the world they can be found in.  That’s right, ol’ Dumpy is native to Australia and New Guinea but have also been introduced to New Zealand.  Why not spread the love of the Dumpy Tree Frog, right?

The Smiling Tree Frog prefers to hang out in the trees in coastal areas but can also be found in drier areas near man-made water reservoirs.  Who says man-made structures can’t benefit animals?  Oh yeah, that is usually me saying those things.  You would expect the White’s Tree Frog to be a pretty good climber since they live a life in the trees.  Well, your expectations should be met since they are great climbers.  In fact, they even have suction cups on their feet which allows them to climb smooth surfaces such as glass without any problems.  They are perfect for cleaning those hard to reach spots on your windows.

The Green Tree Frog can grow up to 10 cm (4″) long and their colour typically depends on their environment.  Usually their colour will range anywhere from brown to green.  These little frogs (big by Australian Tree Frog standards) also have little white spots on their back which increase in number as they get older.  You may also notice that older Green Tree Frogs have fatty heads.  If you let this Tree Frog overeat they will develop an extra layer of fat cells on the top of their head as they age.  Naturally, this is where their Dumpy Tree Frog name came from.  So even frogs need to have a proper diet and get lots of exercise.  Perhaps it would be a good idea to get your pet Dumpy a hamster wheel.

It looks like we are at the end of another Wild Fact.  I hope you enjoyed learning about the White’s Tree Frog.  See you tomorrow!