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Southwest Forests
The cool, wet forests of the "southwest corner" have the highest diversity of frogs with over 20 species. Among them are ancient species with peculiar breeding biologies (e.g., Forest toadlet). This area contains 3 of WA's most threatened frogs (the White and Yellow-bellied Frogs and the Sunset Frog).
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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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South Coast Froglet
Crinia subinsignifera |
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Size - small
Look for - belly with grey spots
Breeding Season - winter
Call - long low-pitched squelch
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White-bellied Frog
Geocrinia alba |
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Size - small
Look for - grey or brown back with white belly
Breeding Season - spring and summer
Call - a rapid series of percussive pulses
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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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Walpole Frog
Geocrina lutea |
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Size - small
Look for - yellow belly, males with black throats
Breeding Season - spring and summer
Call - a series of clicks
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Roseate Frog
Geocrinia rosea |
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Size - small
Look for - pink to red smooth belly
Breeding Season - early spring
Call - “tk…tk…tk…tk”
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Orange or Yellow-bellied Frog
Geocrinia vittelina |
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Size - small
Look for - yellow or orange belly
Breeding Season - late spring and summer
Call - a series of percussive pulses
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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
Breeding Season - autumn
Call - a soft "coo...coo...coo"
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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 - unpatterened rich brown colour
Breeding Season - autumn
Call - a loud "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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Spotted-thighed Frog
Litoria cyclorhynca |
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Size - large
Look for - brilliant green or brown back with spots on thighs
Breeding Season - spring and summer
Call - similar to motorbike frog (gear changes and growls)
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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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Forest Toadlet
Metacrinia nichollsi |
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Size - small
Look for - walks, short legs, belly with colourful spots
Breeding Season - spring and summer
Call - short croak with a twang
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Turtle Frog
Myobatrachus gouldii |
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Size - small to medium
Look for - tiny head on wide flat body, loose-fitting skin
Breeding Season - sping and summer
Call - deep croaks
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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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Sunset Frog
Spicospina flammocaerulea |
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Size - small
Look for - lumpy purple back with orange belly
Breeding Season - late spring
Call - "da duk" repeated frequently
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