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title: "Striped Rocket Frog"
description: "Litoria nasuta — Amfibieën. The striped rocket frog (Litoria nasuta), or in its native range known as the rocket frog, is a species of frog that occurs mostly in coastal areas from northern Western Australia to around Gosford in New South Wales at its southernmost point, with a disjunct population occurring further south at the Sydney suburb of Avalon."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/striped-rocket-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Striped Rocket Frog

> Litoria nasuta — Amfibieën. The striped rocket frog (Litoria nasuta), or in its native range known as the rocket frog, is a species of frog that occurs mostly in coastal areas from northern Western Australia to around Gosford in New South Wales at its southernmost point, with a disjunct population occurring further south at the Sydney suburb of Avalon.

- Scientific name: *Litoria nasuta*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amfibieën)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Meren en rivieren)
- iNaturalist observations: 1331
- Wikidata: [Q1952360](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1952360)
- iNaturalist taxon: [23647](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/23647)

## Names

- en: Striped Rocket Frog
- de: Raketen-Laubfrosch

## Countries with the most observations

AU (1269), ID (20), PG (5)

## Summary

The striped rocket frog (Litoria nasuta), or in its native range known as the rocket frog, is a species of frog that occurs mostly in coastal areas from northern Western Australia to around Gosford in New South Wales at its southernmost point, with a disjunct population occurring further south at the Sydney suburb of Avalon. It also inhabits the southern lowlands and south east peninsula of Papua New Guinea.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Striped_rocket_frog

## Photo

![Striped Rocket Frog](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/striped-rocket-frog/medium.jpg)

Photo: Stuart · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/338247355

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/striped-rocket-frog?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).