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Green and Golden Bell Frog (Litoria aurea)

It looks so different to the Green and golden bell frog we get in New Zealand. Over here, they range from almost completely green with specks of gold; to green with large patches of gold. I wonder if this is a result of natural selection. I imagine they have far more predators in Australia.
 
@Zoofan15 Green and Golden Bell Frogs are a species with a great range of colour variety ranging from green to dark brown and gold. I read somewhere that their colouration can darken during colder weather and periods of inactivity. In saying that, I don't think I have ever seen a green one.
 
The NSW Threatened Species document says "The colour of the body varies. Usually a vivid pea-green, splotched with an almost metallic brassy brown or gold. The backs of some individuals may be almost entirely green; in others golden-brown markings may dominate."

Below are pretty typical New Zealand individuals.

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