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| Roseate Frog (Geocrinia rosea) |
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A small short-legged species with a smooth belly. The undersurface ranges from intense pink to red or fawn. The upper surface is grey or brown with a broad, darker brown mid-dorsal stripe. The throat of males is dark black. Maximum size is 2.5 cm.
Listen to call
Approx. 645k Requires
Quicktime 4 or higher.
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Distribution
The far southwest from Margaret River east to Walpole.
Habitat
Beneath vegetation and rotten logs.
Breeding
Males call in September and October from a shallow depression. Development is entirely terrestrial with no need for free standing water. Tadpoles spend their entire development in the jelly from the eggs when the membranes break down.
Call
The call is described as "tk . tk . tk . tk ..".
Eggs
25 to 30 eggs are laid on land in shallow depressions or tunnels beside streams.
Tadpoles
After hatching, tadpoles complete development in the degraded jelly mass. Metamorphs have been seen in November.
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