Frogs

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Frogs belong to a group of animals called amphibians. All Australian amphibians are frogs. There are about 4000 frog species worldwide and Australia has 208 frog species; many of these are endemic - that is, they are found nowhere else in the world. Frogs play a key role in many food webs, both as predators and as prey.

Frogs

Featured sightings

Mixophyes fasciolatus (Great Barred Frog) at Tewantin, QLD - 4 May 2025 by AaronClausen

Litoria quiritatus (Screaming Tree Frog) at Braidwood, NSW - 17 Sep 2024 by MatthewFrawley

Litoria ewingii (Ewing's Tree Frog) at Freshwater Creek, VIC - 23 Sep 2022 by WendyEM

Limnodynastes dumerilii (Eastern Banjo Frog) at Lanyon - northern section A.C.T. - 23 Apr 2024 by caseypyne

Litoria castanea (Yellow-spotted Tree Frog, Yellow-spotted Bell Frog) at Mount Clear, ACT - 17 Feb 1980 by wombey

Litoria raniformis (Southern Bell Frog) by WendyEM

Litoria quiritatus (Screaming Tree Frog) at QPRC LGA - 5 Mar 2024 by MatthewFrawley

Litoria peronii (Peron's Tree Frog, Emerald Spotted Tree Frog) at Mount Ainslie - 3 Jan 2024 by Pirom

Latest sightings

Limnodynastes tasmaniensis (Spotted Grass Frog) at Throsby, ACT - Yesterday by davidcunninghamwildlife

Litoria peronii at Kanahooka, NSW - 23 Jan 2025 by bereccad

Limnodynastes peronii at Kanahooka, NSW - 3 Dec 2024 by bereccad

Crinia signifera at Tullimbar, NSW - 17 Nov 2024 by bereccad

Limnodynastes peronii at Kanahooka, NSW - 4 Nov 2024 by bereccad

Litoria peronii at Kanahooka, NSW - 27 Jan 2019 by bereccad

Litoria verreauxii verreauxii at Kanahooka, NSW - 26 Dec 2023 by bereccad

Litoria latopalmata (Broad-palmed Tree-frog) by Tapirlord

Uperoleia laevigata (Smooth Toadlet) at Braidwood, NSW - 1 Jun 2025 by MatthewFrawley

Limnodynastes tasmaniensis (Spotted Grass Frog) at Braidwood, NSW - 1 Jun 2025 by MatthewFrawley

Rhinella marina at Douglas, QLD - 27 May 2025 by Hejor1

Litoria peronii (Peron's Tree Frog, Emerald Spotted Tree Frog) at Toronto, NSW - 27 May 2025 by Carloz

Crinia sp. (genus) (A froglet) at Mongarlowe, NSW - 24 May 2025 by Dron

Crinia signifera (Common Eastern Froglet) at Mongarlowe, NSW - 24 May 2025 by Dron

Limnodynastes tasmaniensis (Spotted Grass Frog) at Braidwood, NSW - 24 May 2025 by MatthewFrawley

Litoria peronii (Peron's Tree Frog, Emerald Spotted Tree Frog) at Kangaroo Valley, NSW - 5 Apr 2025 by Chakola

Limnodynastes tasmaniensis (Spotted Grass Frog) at Ballyroe, NSW - 31 Mar 2021 by TwoRivers

Unverified Frog at Nitmiluk, NT - 15 May 2025 by HelenCross

Litoria ridibunda at Kakadu, NT - 18 May 2025 by HelenCross

Litoria peronii (Peron's Tree Frog, Emerald Spotted Tree Frog) at Crowther, NSW - 16 May 2025 by Frecko

Litoria verreauxii verreauxii (Whistling Tree-frog) at Throsby, ACT - 20 Oct 2023 by davidcunninghamwildlife

Limnodynastes dumerilii (Eastern Banjo Frog) at Forde, ACT - 29 Nov 2021 by davidcunninghamwildlife

Unverified Frog at Barcaldine, QLD - 30 Oct 2009 by PJH123

Philoria loveridgei (Loveridge's Frog, Masked Mountainfrog) at Southern Lamington, QLD - 26 Dec 2023 by MichaelBedingfield

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AnkeMaria wrote:

31 May 2025

The common eastern froglets One of our two winter breeding species The other one is the whistling tree frog Well done

Crinia signifera

HelenCross wrote:

27 May 2025

Identified by Alana de Laive, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, on the NT Field Naturalists' Club Inc Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ntfieldnaturalistsclub/posts/10060350507344876/

Litoria ridibunda

Dron wrote:

25 May 2025

Ok. I'll go see if I can find some more and photograph their tummies.

Crinia sp. (genus)

wombey wrote:

25 May 2025

Now we do have a Crinia that could be signifera or parinsignifera and I can only be sure by seeing a shot of the belly.

Crinia sp. (genus)

wombey wrote:

25 May 2025

While I am happy to call it signifera, I should point out that seeing as how you had it in your hand, a shot of the belly would have helped us rule out parinsignifera which can look similar dorsally. Handy tip for next time.

Crinia signifera