It was first found by Myrtle Burrows in 1941, at Cradle Mountain[2] and handed over to Scott Oswald, who is attributed with the discovery.

A thin stripe runs from the nostril down the side; this line often expands and becomes marbled along the flanks.

[4] This frog is associated with dams, ponds, and roadside ditches in rainforest, sedgeland, alpine country, and moorland in the west and south of Tasmania.

The Tasmanian tree frog often mates after heavy rain, or in the spring or summer.

The Tasmanian tree frog eats various grasses and occasionally insects.