A wild non-native introduced litoria ewingii (brown tree frog) in bottle lake forest, and another from halswell

[dlordoftheflies]

this litoria ewingii was found at night 26th july 2011 in bottle lake forest video :



if you cant see this try this link : litoria ewingii found in bottle lake forest christchurch close-up - YouTube
here is a photo :



and this is a brown tree frog taken in a different location in a farm paddock pond video :



if you cant see this try this link : litoria ewingi new zealand brown tree frog - YouTube

and here is its photos :

[Whistly]

The videos loaded this time yay. They look great where do you find them?

[DogRetepCow]

Are brown tree frogs kept in the pet trade?

[JWells]

I hope they dont get to be a problem for the native eco-system. South Florida is loaded with invasives, some of which are extremely detrimental. Most notable is the Burmese python, but amphibians like the marine toad and the Cuban treefrog are real problems as well.

[dlordoftheflies]

i dont think they do cause any harm they need predator free ponds to breed theyve been here since 1875 and since been moved the entire country by mostly by humans, yes their in the pet trade, i know of 7 ponds in christchurch, there must be millions

[dlordoftheflies]

the coordinates for these two ponds are : (paste these into google earth) : for halswell :
43°33'33.47"S, 172°34'15.91"E
and for bottle lake is :
43°28'18.34"S, 172°42'57.93"E