title: Litoria gracilis
text: # Litoria gracilis
  
  Litoria gracilis, also known as the slender spotted tree frog, is a species of frog in the subfamily Pelodryadinae. It was described in 2023 by Australian herpetologist Stephen Richards and his colleagues Stephen Donnellan and Paul Oliver.
  
  ## Distribution and habitat
  
  The species is endemic to New Guinea. It is known from the foothills of the highlands of Papua New Guinea.
  
  ## Behaviour
  
  When breeding, the frog glue their eggs to leaves above water, presumably as protection from predators, with the tadpoles dropping into the water after emergence.
  
  