Frogs are amphibians, animals that live both on land and in water. One of the factors that allow frogs to move from water to land is their specialised skin. The moist skin of a frog achieves a number of important biological functions including absorbing oxygen and releasing carbon dioxide, regulating their salt content and absorbing water, changing colour to camouflage themselves & secreting mucus to avoid drying out. At present, frog populations are declining all around the world.
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Green Tree Frog (Litoria caerulea)
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Graceful Tree Frog (Litoria gracilenta)
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Red-eyed Tree Frog (Litoria chloris)
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Eastern Dwarf Tree Frog (Litoria fallax)
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Peron's Tree Frog (Litoria peronii)
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Red Tree Frog (Litoria rubella)
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Slender Bleating Tree Frog (Litoria balatus)
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Green-thighed Frog (Litoria brevipalmata)
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Eastern Stony Creek Frog (Litoria wilcoxii)
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Whistling Tree Frog (Litoria verreauxii)
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Broad-palmed Rocket Frog (Litoria latopalmata)
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Wallum Rocket Frog (Litoria freycineti)
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Striped Rocket Frog (Litoria nasuta)
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Wallum Sedge Frog (Litoria olongburensis)
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Cascade Tree Frog (Litoria pearsoniana)
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Tyler's Tree Frog (Litoria tyleri)
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Cooloola Sedge Frog (Litoria cooloolensis)
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Tusked Frog (Adelotus brevis)
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Great Barred Frog (Mixophyes fasciolatus)
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Giant Barred Frog (Mixophyes iteratus)
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Striped Marsh Frog (Limnodynastes peronii)
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Spotted Marsh Frog (Limnodynastes tasmaniensis)
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Eastern Banjo Frog (Limnodynastes dumerilii)
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Striped Burrowing Frog (Cyclorana alboguttata)
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Ornate Burrowing Frog (Platyplectrum ornatum)
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Beeping Froglet (Crinia parinsignifera)
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Common Eastern Froglet (Crinia signifera)
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Wallum Froglet (Crinia tinnula)
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Major Brood Frog (Pseudophryne major)
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Copper-backed Brood Frog (Pseudophryne raveni)
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Dusky Toadlet (Uperoleia fusca)
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Smooth Toadlet (Uperoleia laevigata)
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Green Tree Frog
(Litoria caerulea)
The most commonly encountered frog around homes on the Sunshine Coast.
One of Australia's most iconic frog species. A large species of frog reaching up to 11 cm in body length. It has a green back, sometimes with several small white spots, particularly when young. The belly is white. The pupil is horizontal and the iris is gold. Fingers and toes are three-quarters webbed, both with large discs. Some northern populations have yellow on the fingers, toes, webbing, and undersurfaces of the arms and legs. In winter 2021, thousands of frogs were reported dead and dying across Australia. The Green Tree Frog was the most commonly reported frog species found sick and dead. The cause and impact of this upsetting event is currently being investigated, led by the Australian Museum and Australian Registry of Wildlife Health.
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Looks similar to Litoria cavernicola, Litoria chloris, and Litoria splendida in its distribution. Litoria cavernicola lacks a skin fold over the side of the head; Litoria chloris has a red iris instead of gold; and Litoria splendida has big glands over the entire head and above the shoulders, as well as having white or yellow spots.
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Graceful Tree Frog
(Litoria gracilenta)
Also known as Dainty Tree Frog A medium-sized species of frog reaching up to 4.5 cm in body length. It has a lime-green or olive-green back. The sides are bright yellow. There is a pale green or yellow stripe from the nostril to past the eye, following the top half of the eye. The belly is bright yellow. The pupil is horizontal, and the iris is orange. The backs of the thighs are purple or reddish-brown, and the hands and feet are bright yellow. Fingers are three-quarters webbed and toes are fully webbed, both with large discs. These frogs are known to end up in fruit markets outside of their natural distribution after resting undetected on transported banana bunches.
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Looks similar to Litoria chloris and Litoria xanthomera in its distribution, but has a pale green or yellow stripe from the nostril over the eye, and an orange iris instead of red as present in Litoria chloris.
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Red-eyed Tree Frog
(Litoria chloris)
A large species of frog reaching up to 6.5 cm in body length. It has a bright green back. The belly is yellow. The pupil is horizontal, and the iris is orange or red. The backs of the thighs are purple, and the hands and feet are yellow. Fingers are three-quarters webbed and toes are nearly fully webbed, both with large discs.
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Looks similar to Litoria caerulea and Litoria gracilenta in its distribution, but Litoria caerulea has a gold iris instead of red, and Litoria gracilenta is smaller and has a pale green stripe from the tip of the snout to past the eye, following the top of the eye.
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Eastern Dwarf Tree Frog
(Litoria fallax)
A small species of frog reaching up to 2.5 cm in body length. It has a bright green or bronze back, with a bronze stripe from the tip of the snout along the sides if the back is green, or small green patches if the back is bronze. There is a white stripe from under the eye to the arm. The belly is white, and the male has a yellow throat. The pupil is horizontal, and the iris is gold. The front sides of the lower legs and the groin are orange. Fingers are slightly webbed and toes are three-quarters webbed, both with small discs.
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Looks very similar to Litoria bicolor, Litoria cooloolensis, and Litoria olongburensis in its distribution, but Litoria cooloolensis has small brown spots on its back and Litoria olongburensis has brown flecks on the throat, while Litoria bicolor is most easily distinguished by its different call.
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Peron's Tree Frog
(Litoria peronii)
A large species of frog reaching up to 7 cm in body length. It has a grey or light brown back, with or without darker mottling, and several to many tiny emerald-green spots. There is a thin black line along the skin fold from behind the eye to the top of the arm. The belly is cream coloured, and the male has a yellow throat. The pupil appears crossed-shaped and the iris is silver. The thighs are bright yellow, with black patches. Fingers are half webbed and toes are fully webbed, both with large discs.
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Looks very similar to Litoria rothii and Litoria tyleri in its distribution, but Litoria rothii has no emerald-green spots on its back and has red in the upper half of the iris, while Litoria tyleri lacks a thin black line along the skin fold from behind the eye to the top of the arm. Litoria tyleri is also more slender in shape, has more yellow between the fingers and toes, and all over the body in the case of males in breeding season. Litoria tyleri also has less black and yellow marbling in the armpit and less black patterning at the back of the thigh, and has generally smoother skin.
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Red Tree Frog
(Litoria rubella)
A medium-sized species of frog reaching up to 3.5 cm in body length. It has a red-brown, brown, or pale grey back, with or without darker patches or mottling. There is a dark brown stripe from the tip of the snout to the groin, sometimes ending at the arm, or becoming patches at the side. The belly is white, and the male has a grey throat. The pupil is horizontal and the iris is gold. The groin is sometimes pale yellow. Fingers are slightly webbed and toes are half webbed, both with large discs.
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Looks similar to Litoria electrica in its distribution, but lacks the darker horizontal V-shaped or butterfly-shaped patches on its back and has a different call.
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Slender Bleating Tree Frog
(Litoria balatus)
A medium-sized species of frog reaching up to 4.2 cm in body length. It has a light brown or cream-coloured back, with a wide, brown longitudinal stripe along the middle. The belly is cream-coloured, and the male has a black vocal sac. The pupil is horizontal, and the iris is red in the top half and brown in the lower half. Fingers are one-third webbed and toes are three-quarters webbed, both with large, sometimes yellow discs. This species was only just named as new to science by a team of researchers including from the Australian Museum. The species was previously being confused with Litoria dentata.
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Most similar to Litoria dentata and Litoria quiritatus. It does not overlap in range with Litoria quiritatus but may overlap slightly with Litoria dentata around the Scenic Rim region of Queensland. It can be distinguished from Litoria dentata by having a more slender build, a pale dorsolateral line that runs to the groin (versus diffusing around the arm), and males with a black vocal sac versus a dirty yellow or brown when inflated. Looks somewhat similar to Litoria rubella, and Litoria verreauxii in its distribution. It can be distinguished from Litoria verreauxii by a lack of bright colours in the armpits or back of the thighs, while Litoria rubella lacks the wide, brown longitudinal stripe along the middle of its back and has a more robust body
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Green-thighed Frog
(Litoria brevipalmata)
A medium-sized species of frog reaching up to 5 cm in body length. It has a chocolate-brown, reddish-brown or yellowish-brown back. There is a black stripe from the tip of the snout to past the shoulder, and also a white stripe along the upper lip. The sides are sometimes yellow with black patches. The belly is white, and the male has a yellow throat. The pupil is horizontal, and the iris is gold in the upper half and dark brown in the lower half. The armpits and inner thighs are a distinct lime-green. Fingers are unwebbed and toes are slightly webbed, both with medium-sized discs. It has declined due to urban development.
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Eastern Stony Creek Frog
(Litoria wilcoxii)
A large species of frog reaching up to 7 cm in body length. It has a brown or reddish-brown back, sometimes with darker patches. There is often a black stripe from the tip of the snout to the arm, that becomes small patches as it reaches the side. The belly is white. The pupil is horizontal and the iris is gold in the upper half, and dark brown in the lower half. The backs of the thighs and groin are sometimes yellow, pale blue, or white with black spots. Fingers are unwebbed and toes are three-quarters webbed, both with small discs. Breeding males can be uniform bright yellow, or with yellow on the side and limbs only. Males are also significantly smaller than females, reaching up to only 5cm in body length.
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Looks very similar to Litoria jungguy in its distribution. DNA testing is needed to distinguish these two species, although their distribution is mostly different. Also looks very similar to Litoria lesueuri that also has a mostly different distribution, except for a possible overlap in the Sydney region.
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Whistling Tree Frog
(Litoria verreauxii)
A medium-sized species of frog reaching up to 3.5 cm in body length. It has a dark brown, light brown, or green back with two wide, brown, longitudinal stripes along the middle, starting between the eyes. There are sometimes dark brown patches on the side. There is a dark brown stripe from the tip of the snout to the arm, and a cream-coloured patch underneath the eye. The belly is white. The pupil is horizontal and the iris is gold. The front and back of the thighs are orange, and the groin is yellow with black spots. Fingers are unwebbed and toes are half-webbed, both with small discs. Thought to be restricted to the Kondalilla NP, Mapleton Falls & Mapleton NP
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It is divided into two subspecies, one of which is found only in the alpine regions of NSW, ACT, and VIC with green on the back, compared to the often brown subspecies found elsewhere. Looks similar to Litoria ewingii and Litoria paraewingi in its distribution, but both these species lack black spots in the groin.
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Broad-palmed Rocket Frog
(Litoria latopalmata)
A medium-sized species of frog reaching up to 4.5 cm in body length. It has a brown or grey back, with or without darker flecks or patches. There is a dark brown or black stripe from the tip of the snout that widens along the side. There is also a series of small white patches along the upper and lower lip. The belly is white. The pupil is horizontal, and the iris is gold in the upper half and brown in the lower half. The backs of the thighs and the groin are yellow, with brown or black mottling. Fingers are unwebbed and toes are nearly fully webbed, both with small discs.
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Looks very similar to the many other rocket frog species in its distribution. Looks most similar to Litoria freycineti and Litoria inermis, but has smoother skin than Litoria inermis, while Litoria freycineti lacks yellow on the backs of the thighs and groin. Also looks similar to Litoria jungguy, Litoria lesueuri and Litoria wilcoxii in its distribution, but has a pointier snout, more elongated body shape and generally different colours.
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Wallum Rocket Frog
(Litoria freycineti)
A medium-sized species of frog reaching up to 4 cm in body length. It has a brown or grey back, with darker patches. There is a dark stripe from the tip of the snout to the arm, becoming patches at the sides. There is a series of small white patches along the lower lip. The belly is white. The pupil is horizontal, and the iris is gold. The backs of the thighs are brown, with large cream-coloured spots. Fingers are unwebbed and toes are half webbed, both with small discs.
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Looks very similar to the many other rocket frog species in its distribution. Looks most similar to Litoria inermis, Litoria latopalmata, and Litoria nasuta in its distribution, but has smoother skin than Litoria inermis, lacks the distinct brown longitudinal back stripes of Litoria nasuta, and has a different thigh colour to Litoria latopalmata.
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Striped Rocket Frog
(Litoria nasuta)
A medium-sized species of frog reaching up to 5.5 cm in body length. It has a brown, reddish-brown or yellow-brown back, with distinct dark brown longitudinal stripes near the middle, and sometimes patches also. There is a wide, dark brown stripe from the tip of the snout to the groin. The belly is white, and the male has a yellow throat. The pupil is horizontal, and the iris is gold in the upper half, and dark brown in the lower half. The backs of the thighs are yellow, with black spots or stripes. Fingers are unwebbed and toes are half-webbed, both with small discs.
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Wallum Sedge Frog
(Litoria alongburensis)
A small species of frog reaching up to 3.5 cm in body length. It has a bright green or bronze back, with a dark brown stripe from the tip of the snout to the side. There is a white stripe from under the eye to the arm, which becomes spots as it reaches the side. The belly is white. The male has brown flecks on the throat, while the female often has a green throat. The pupil is horizontal and the iris is gold. The backs of the thighs are blue, orange, or purple. Fingers are slightly webbed and toes are about two-thirds webbed, both with small discs.
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Looks very similar to Litoria cooloolensis and Litoria fallax in its distribution, but has brown flecks on the throat.
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Cascade Tree Frog
(Litoria pearsoniana)
Also referred to as Pearson's Stream Frog, it's a medium-sized species of frog that can reach nearly 4 cm in body length. It has a bright green, grey-brown, or yellow-brown back, with or without black spots. There is a thin gold or silver stripe that extends from the tip of the snout to the eye, then around the top of the eye to the side. There is also a black stripe that follows underneath the gold or silver stripe. There is often a green patch under the eye if the back is grey-brown or yellow-brown. The pupil is horizontal, and the iris is gold. The armpits, groin, and backs of the thighs are pale red. Fingers are only slightly webbed and toes are nearly fully webbed, both with large discs.
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Looks very similar to Litoria barringtonensis, Litoria kroombitensis, Litoria nudidigita, Litoria piperata and Litoria phyllochroa. These species can be distinguished most easily by their different calls and distributions, although research is currently underway at the Australian Museum that may reveal more about how to distinguish them.
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Tyler's Tree frog
(Litoria tyleri)
A medium-sized species of frog reaching up to 5 cm in body length. It has a grey or brown back, with several or many tiny emerald-green spots, and sometimes darker mottling. There is sometimes yellow on the sides. The belly is cream-coloured or yellow, and the male has a brown or yellow throat. The pupil appears cross-shaped and the iris varies from gold to silver. The armpits, backs of the thighs, and groin are bright yellow, with black patches. Fingers are half-webbed and toes are fully webbed, both with large discs.
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Looks very similar to Litoria peronii and Litoria rothii in its distribution, but Litoria rothii lacks emerald-green spots on its back and has red in the upper half of the iris, while Litoria peronii has a thin black line along the skin fold from behind the eye to the top of the arm. Litoria peronii is also less slender in shape, has less yellow between the fingers and toes, and breeding males of Litoria peronii have less yellow all over the body. Litoria peronii has more black and yellow marbling in the armpit and more black patterning at the back of the thigh, and has generally more granular skin.
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Cooloola Sedge Frog
(Litoria cooloolensis)
A small species of frog reaching up to 3 cm in body length. It has a bright green or brown back, with many small brown spots. There is sometimes a dark brown stripe from the tip of the snout to the eye, and a white stripe from under the eye to the arm. The belly is cream-coloured. The pupil is horizontal and the iris is gold. The backs of the thighs are orange, with a purple-brown stripe. Fingers are slightly webbed and toes are half to fully webbed, both with large discs.
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This species is listed as near threatened. Looks very similar to Litoria fallax and Litoria olongburensis in its distribution, but Litoria fallax lacks small brown spots and Litoria olongburensis has brown flecks on the throat.
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Tusked Frog
(Adelotus brevis)
This small but remarkable frog has pointed “tusks” on their lower jaw. Males of the species have much larger heads and bigger tusks than females, and they use the tusks to fight with other males in defense of breeding sites. The quiet call of this species is commonly heard at breeding sites throughout its range, but this secretive and particularly aquatic species is rarely seen. A medium-sized species of frog reaching up to 5 cm in body length. It has a dark brown or dark grey back, with a butterfly-shaped marking between the eyes. The belly is marbled black and white. The pupil is horizontal and the iris is golden brown. The thighs and lower legs have bright red patches. Fingers are moderately webbed and toes are slightly webbed, both without discs.
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This species is listed vulnerable in QLD.It Looks similar to Crinia deserticola, Crinia parinsignifera, Crinia signifera, Crinia tinnula, Uperoleia fusca, Uperoleia laevigata, Uperoleia rugosa, Paracrinia haswelli and Pseudophryne bibronii in its distribution, but the Uperoleia species lack the butterfly-shaped marking between the eyes and the Crinia species and Pseudophryne bibronii lack the bright red patches on the thigh and lower leg. Paracrinia haswelli has additional bright red patches in the armpits that are not present in Adelotus brevis.
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Great Barred Frog
(Mixophyes fasciolatus)
A large species of frog reaching up to 10 cm in body length. It has a copper-brown, yellow-brown, or brown back, with several darker patches along the middle that sometimes form a continuous stripe that starts as a Y-shape between the eyes. There is a black stripe from the nostril to past the eye, and a black triangular patch on the tip of the snout. The sides are light brown or cream coloured, with black spots. The belly is white. The pupil is vertical and the iris is dark brown. The legs and arms have dark horizontal bars. Fingers are unwebbed and toes are three-quarters webbed, both without discs.
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Looks similar to Mixophyes balbus, Mixophyes australis, Mixophyes fleayi and Mixophyes iteratus in its distribution, but has a different eye colour to all of these species.
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Giant Barred Frog
(Mixophyes iteratus)
A large species of frog reaching up to 11.5 cm in body length. It has a yellow-brown, copper-brown or dark brown back, with several darker patches that are closely bunched along the middle of the back, but that do not usually form a continuous stripe. There is a black stripe from the nostril to past the eye, and a black triangular patch on the tip of the snout. The sides are pale yellow or cream, with small dark brown spots. The belly is white or yellow. The pupil is vertical and the iris is gold. The legs and arms have dark horizontal bars, and the backs of the thighs are black with many pale yellow or cream spots. Fingers are unwebbed and toes are fully webbed, both without discs.
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This species is listed as vulnerable. Looks similar to Mixophyes balbus, Mixophyes australis, Mixophyes fasciolatus and Mixophyes fleayi in its distribution, but has a different eye colour and different colour pattern on the backs of the thighs. It is generally larger than all of these species.
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Striped Marsh Frog
(Limnodynastes peronii)
A large species of frog reaching up to 7.5 cm in body length. It has a brown back with dark brown longitudinal stripes, and sometimes a cream-coloured or reddish stripe along the middle. There is a pale stripe from under the eye to the top of the arm. The belly is white, and the male has a pale yellow throat with brown mottling. The pupil is horizontal and the iris is gold. Fingers and toes are unwebbed, both without discs. The male has distinctly larger forearms than the female.
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Looks similar to Limnodynastes convexiusculus, Limnodynastes fletcheri, Limnodynastes salmini, and Limnodynastes tasmaniensis in its distribution. All of these species have spots on the back instead of multiple longitudinal stripes, except for Limnodynastes salmini, which has distinct salmon-pink or orange stripes that are lacking in Limnodynastes peronii.
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Spotted Marsh Frog
(Limnodynastes tasmaniensis)
A medium-sized species of frog reaching up to nearly 5 cm in body length. It has a grey-brown or olive-green back with darker olive-green or brown patches. There is often a pale cream-coloured or red longitudinal stripe along the middle of the back. There is a cream-coloured stripe from under the eye to the top of the arm. The belly is white, and the male has a yellow throat during the breeding season. The pupil is nearly round and the iris is gold. Fingers are unwebbed and toes are slightly webbed, both without discs. Three vastly different call races exist throughout the range of these frogs. In northern NSW, QLD, and northern VIC, the call is 3-4 rapid, high-pitched 'uk-uk-uk' notes. In southern VIC and TAS, it's a short 'click’. In southeast SA, both of these calls exist. On the northern end of the Coorong in SA, the calls are similar to the northern calls, but are lower in pitch and consist of 4-5 ‘uk-uk-uk-uk’ notes. Hybrid zones between these call races exist within central VIC, and west of the Murray River in SA.
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Looks similar to Limnodynastes convexiusculus, Limnodynastes fletcheri, Limnodynastes peronii, and Limnodynastes salmini in its distribution, but lacks the multiple longitudinal stripes of Limnodynastes peronii and the salmon-pink or orange side stripes of Limnodynastes salmini. It also lacks the purple or pink patches above the eyes that are present in Limnodynastes fletcheri, and has a different call to Limnodynastes convexiusculusi.
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Eastern Banjo Frog
(Limnodynastes dumerilii)
Also referred to as the Pobblebonk, it's a large species of frog reaching up to 7.5 cm in body length. It has a brown or grey-brown back, with orange or yellow mottling on the sides. There is a pale or yellow stripe from under the eye to the shoulder. The belly is mottled brown and yellow, and the throat is sometimes yellow. The pupil is horizontal and the iris is golden-brown. Fingers are unwebbed and toes are one-quarter webbed, both without discs. Research led by the Australian Museum and published in 2024 has revealed that the coastal NSW populations of this species, formerly thought to be a subspecies of Limnodynastes dumerilii, Limnodynastes dumerilii grayi are in fact a distinct species, Limnodynastes superciliaris . FrogID recordings were core to this research.
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It is divided into four subspecies, each differing in their distribution and only slightly in call and colour. Looks similar to Heleioporus australiacus, Neobatrachus pictus, and Neobatrachus sudellae in its distribution, but all of these species have a vertical pupil instead of a horizontal pupil, as well as different back colours and patterns. Also looks very similar to Limnodynastes interioris and Limnodynastes terraereginae in its distribution, but is usually smaller and has less toe webbing than Limnodynastes interioris, and lacks the distinct inner red thighs of Limnodynastes terraereginae.
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Striped Burrowing Frog
(Cyclorana alboguttata)
A large species of frog reaching up to 8.5 cm in body length. It has a brown or olive-green back with brown patches and a pale green or brown longitudinal stripe down the middle. There is often a longitudinal row of raised bumps on either side of the back stripe. There is a wider dark stripe from the tip of the snout past the eye to the shoulder. There is light brown and white mottling along the upper lip. The belly is white, and the throat is sometimes brown. The pupil is horizontal and the iris is gold. The backs of thighs are light brown with white spots. Fingers are unwebbed and toes are half-webbed, both without discs.
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Not recorded on the coast for quite some time; last reliable record 1994. Looks similar to the many Cyclorana species in its distribution, but can generally be distinguished by having combinations of: longitudinal rows of raised bumps, a longitudinal pale green back stripe, colour pattern on the backs of the thighs, as well as light brown and white mottling along the upper lip. Looks most similar to Cyclorana verrucosa, but has smoother skin and is larger.
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Ornate Burrowing Frog
(Platyplectrum ornatum)
A medium-sized species of frog reaching up to nearly 4.5 cm in body length. It has a dull yellow, grey, brown or reddish-brown back, with darker brown patches and sometimes a wide, dull yellow longitudinal stripe along the middle. There is often a brown stripe from the tip of the snout to the side, and brown vertical bars along the upper lip. The belly is white. The pupil is nearly round, and the iris is gold. The legs have brown horizontal bars. Fingers are unwebbed and toes are slightly webbed, both without discs.
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Thought to be restricted to the southern end of the Sunshine Coast. Looks similar to Platyplectrum spenceri and Neobatrachus sudellae in its distribution, but has less toe webbing than Platyplectrum spenceriand lacks dark metatarsal tubercles as present in Neobatrachus sudellae.
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Beeping Froglet
(Crinia parinsignifera)
A small species of frog reaching up to 2.5 cm in body length. It has a grey, brown or sandy-gold back, with or without darker patches or longitudinal stripes. There is often a dark triangular patch between the eyes. The legs often have dark horizontal bars. The belly is cream-coloured, with several small light brown spots. The pupil is horizontal, and the iris is flecked with gold. Fingers and toes are unwebbed, both without discs.
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Looks similar to Geocrinia laevis, Geocrinia victoriana, Crinia signifera, Crinia sloanei, Uperoleia fusca, Uperoleia laevigata, Uperoleia rugosa, and Uperoleia tyleri in its distribution, but has a different call.
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Common Eastern Froglet
(Crinia signifera)
This tiny frog species is often heard but rarely seen, it is the most common frog species submitted to FrogID. Reaching up to 3 cm in body length, it is extremely variable in appearance, with a brown, grey, cream, beige, reddish or mustard yellow back, with or without longitudinal stripes, spots or patches. There are small dark triangular patches along the upper lip. The belly is grey, with white and black speckling or mottling. The pupil is nearly round and the iris is gold. Fingers and toes are unwebbed, both without discs.
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This species looks very similar to many other small frog species and can most easily be distinguished from other Crinia species in particular by its call. Looks most similar to Crinia nimba, Crinia parinsignifera, Crinia sloanei, Crinia tasmaniensis, Crinia tinnula, Geocrinia laevis, Geocrinia victoriana, Pseudophryne bibronii, Uperoleia fusca, Uperoleia laevigata, Uperoleia martini, Uperoleia rugosa, and Uperoleia tyleri in its distribution. It has a different call and belly colour to the Geocrinia species, and lacks the large parotid glands and bright colours in the groin and thighs present in the Uperoleia species. The top of the arms at the shoulder and back of the thighs are a different colour in Pseudophryne bibronii.
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Wallum Froglet
(Crinia tinnula)
A small species of frog reaching up to nearly 2 cm in body length. It has a brown, grey, cream, beige or reddish back, sometimes with longitudinal stripes or patches. The belly is white, with small black patches and a distinct pale stripe down the middle that extends along the throat. The pupil is horizontal, and the iris is gold. The legs have brown horizontal bars. Fingers and toes are unwebbed and large relative to body size; both are without discs.
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Looks similar to Crinia signifera, Crinia parinsignifera, Uperoleia fusca, Uperoleia laevigata, and Uperoleia rugosa in its distribution, but all of these species lack a white belly stripe, and Crinia tinnula lacks the bright thigh colours present in the Uperoleia species.
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https://www.frogid.net.au/frogs/crinia-tinnula
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Major Brood Frog
(Pseudophryne major)
A small species of frog reaching up to 3 cm in body length. It has a grey or blue-grey back, often with a large area of orange-red from the tip of the snout along the middle, and an indistinct orange-red longitudinal stripe on the lower back that ends as a bright yellow spot. The side is grey-brown with dark brown spots. The belly has black and white marbling, and the male has a dark throat. The pupil is horizontal, and the iris is gold. The tops of the arms are bright yellow at the shoulder. Fingers and toes are unwebbed, both without discs.โ
Looks similar to Pseudophryne bibronii, Pseudophryne coriacea, and Pseudophryne raveni in its distribution, but lacks the clearly separated side and back colours of Pseudophryne coriacea and Pseudophryne raveni, and has a different back colour to Pseudophryne bibronii.
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Copper-backed Brood Frog
(Pseudophryne raveni)
A small species of frog reaching up to nearly 3 cm in body length. It has a copper-coloured or reddish-grey back, with small black spots or patches. There is a black stripe from the tip of the snout to the groin, below which the side and head are often grey with white and black dots, clearly separated from the back colour. The belly has black and white marbling. The pupil is horizontal, and the iris is gold in the upper half and dark brown in the lower half. The upper surfaces of the arms and legs are red; the undersurfaces are grey or black. Fingers and toes are unwebbed, both without discs.
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Looks similar to Pseudophryne bibronii, Pseudophryne coriacea, and Pseudophryne major in its distribution, but Pseudophryne bibronii and Pseudophryne major both lack clearly separated side and back colours, while Pseudophryne coriacea is generally brighter in colour.
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Dusky Toadlet
(Uperoleia fusca)
A small species of frog reaching up to 3 cm in body length. It has a dark brown or grey back, with small black patches. There is often a pale brown triangular patch on the head. The belly is light brown and covered with tiny white specks; the male has a dark grey throat. The pupil is horizontal, and the iris is gold. The tops of the arms at the shoulder are pale brown or pale yellow, and the groin and the backs of the thighs are bright orange or yellow. Fingers and toes are unwebbed, both without discs. The parotoid glands are large.
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Looks very similar to Uperoleia laevigata and Uperoleia rugosa in its distribution, but has brown on the under-surface of the thighs.
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Smooth Toadlet
(Uperoleia laevigata)
A small species of frog reaching up to 3 cm in body length. It has a dark or light brown back, with darker patches. There is a pale triangular patch on the head, and a dark, horizontal bar between the eyes. The tops of the arms at the shoulder are pale yellow or brown. The belly is pale pink-white with white specks; the male has a black throat. The pupil is nearly round, and the iris is gold. The groin and the backs of the thighs are bright red. Fingers and toes are unwebbed, both without discs. The parotoid glands are large and brown.
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Looks very similar in its distribution to Uperoleia fusca, which has a different colour on the under-surface of the thighs; to Uperoleia rugosa, which is smaller and has a different call; and to Uperoleia tyleriwhich has a different belly colour. Uperoleia laevigata also look similar to Uperoleia martini, but has a different distribution and belly colour.
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Cane Toad
(Rhinella marina)
A very large species of toad reaching up to 15 cm in body length, and occasionally attaining 25 cm. Adult toads have a light brown or yellow-brown back, with darker patches and spots. The skin is dry and warty. The belly is white or yellow, sometimes with grey mottling. The pupil is horizontal, and the iris is gold with distinct black spotting. Fingers are unwebbed and toes are fully webbed. Young toads often have a grey back, with distinct yellow or red spots or patches. Adults have large parotid glands on the shoulders, which secrete toxins when the toad is under threat. These toxins often kill Australian native predators that try to eat the toad, which has resulted in massive ecological damage as the toad expands into new areas in vast numbers.โ
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Adult toads, with their very large body size, dry warty skin, and large parotoid glands on the shoulders, do not look similar to any of Australia's native species. Young toads, however, look similar to many Uperoleia and Crinia species, but lack colourful markings on the groin and backs of the thighs.
Eggs are laid as very long strings in nearly all fresh water bodies. Tadpoles can reach a total length of up to 3 cm, and are black in colour. They often swim in large schools at the bottom of water bodies and take one month to develop into toads, although tadpoles in colder areas can take longer, and tadpoles in warm shallow water can develop in just 10 days. Breeds during any time of the year.
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A well known invasive species. It was originally introduced to QLD in 1935 and since then has spread very rapidly throughout most of QLD, west through the northern NT to the Kimberley region in WA, as well as south to the mid north coast of NSW. It is continuing to spread west very rapidly. Research is currently underway to determine how to reduce the toad's growing population.
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https://www.frogid.net.au/frogs/rhinella-marina
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