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 Braidwood, NSW - 17 Aug 2025 by MatthewFrawley

Limnodynastes dumerilii at Freshwater Creek, VIC - 16 Apr 2025 by WendyEM

Litoria ewingii at Freshwater Creek, VIC - 12 Apr 2025 by WendyEM

Limnodynastes dumerilii at Freshwater Creek, VIC - 28 Apr 2025 by WendyEM

Crinia sp. (genus) (A froglet) at Tharwa, ACT - 13 Aug 2025 by ChrisHolder

Litoria peronii (Peron's Tree Frog, Emerald Spotted Tree Frog) at Carwoola, NSW - 18 Feb 2025 by Liam.m

Limnodynastes tasmaniensis (Spotted Grass Frog) at Braidwood, NSW - 10 Aug 2025 by MatthewFrawley

Philoria richmondensis (Richmond Range Sphagnum Frog) at Upper Duck Creek, NSW - 20 Oct 2023 by MichaelBedingfield

Limnodynastes tasmaniensis (Spotted Grass Frog) at Braidwood, NSW - 27 Jul 2025 by MatthewFrawley

Uperoleia laevigata (Smooth Toadlet) at Bungonia, NSW - 26 Jul 2025 by trevorpreston

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ChrisHolder wrote:

18 Aug 2025

Cool, thanks' mate.

Crinia sp. (genus)

wombey wrote:

14 Aug 2025

This won't help with this posting but it is always worth knowing that with Crinia frogs we can't be absolutely certain without knowing the belly pattern. A useful tip for the future>

Crinia sp. (genus)

ChrisHolder wrote:

14 Aug 2025

I didn't see the under side of their bellies, but I can go back and take more photos next week.

Crinia sp. (genus)

wombey wrote:

14 Aug 2025

They are almost certainly signifera but you need to see the bellies to rule out parinsignifera. Can you remember, were the bellies marbled black and white or granular grey?

Crinia sp. (genus)

PatrickCampbell2 wrote:

12 Aug 2025

Did you hear this specimen calling, as it's a very good way to distinguish between Litoria tyleri and the very similar looking L. peronii? What makes you think it's L. tyleri?
Otherwise, I would have thought this is L. peronii, as it has strong black and yellow marbling in the thighs. Whereas, L. tyleri has only faint yellow and brown marbling in the legs.
I know both species are found in this vicinity, which is why we need to be careful to ID frogs that look like this in the area.

Litoria tyleri