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Darling Range
Fourteen species of frog are found commonly along streams and in the many small
swamps and dams along the Darling Range behind Perth. All of these species breed
during the wetter months in autumn and winter and continuing to spring.
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Quacking Frog
Crinia georgiana |
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Size - small to medium
Look for - red or gold eyelids, barred legs
Breeding Season - winter
Call - a loud "quack"
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Clicking Froglet
Crinia glauerti |
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Size - small
Look for - belly lumpy with black and white patchwork
Breeding Season - winter through to early summer
Call - likened to a "pea rattling in a can"
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Bleating Froglet
Crinia pseudinsignifera |
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Size - small
Look for - belly with grey spots
Breeding Season - winter to early spring
Call - a warbly “baaa…baa…baa…”
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Ticking Frog
Geocrinia leai |
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Size - small
Look for - dark back with smooth pale green belly
Breeding Season - late autumn and winter
Call - “tk...tk...tk..."
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Western Spotted Frog
Heleioporus albopunctatus |
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Size - large
Look for - round shape, white or yellow spots on brown body
Bredding Season - autumn
Call - a soft "coo...coo...coo..."
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Hooting Frog
Heleioporus barycragus |
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Size - large
Look for - robust build, yellow spots on side
Breeding Season - autumn
Call - an owl-like "hoot"
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Moaning Frog
Heleioporus eyrei |
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Size - medium
Look for - brown and grey back, yellow spots on sides
Breeding Season - autumn
Call - a long low rising moan
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Whooping Frog
Heleioporus inornatus |
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Size - large
Look for - rich brown with no markings
Breeding Season - autumn
Call - "whoop...whoop...whoop..."
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Sand Frog
Heleioporus psammophilus |
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Size - medium
Look for - body with grey and brown mottling
Breeding Season - autumn
Call - high-pitched rapid “put put put...”
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Western Banjo Frog
Limnodynastes dorsalis |
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Size - large
Look for - robust build, stripe through eye, pale centre line
Breeding Season - winter and spring
Call - single very loud "bonk"
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Slender Tree Frog
Litoria adelaidensis |
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Size - small
Look for - green or brown, dark side stripes
Breeding Season - late winter and spring
Call - a loud "grrrk"
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Motorbike Frog
Litoria moorei |
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Size - large
Look for - green, brown and gold back
Breeding Season - late spring through to summer
Call - like a motorbike changing gears
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Humming Frog
Neobatrachus pelobatoides |
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Size - medium
Look for - vertical pupils, thin red centre line
Breeding Season - autumn and winter
Call - an prolonged hum or trill
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Crawling Toadlet
Pseudophryne guentheri |
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Size - small
Look for - short arms and legs, crawls
Breeding Season - autumn
Call - short sharp grating sound
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