Wheatbelt

The "Wheatbelt" is an expansive agricultural area created by widespread clearing of native forests beginning in the 19th century and still continuing today which has vastly modified the pre-human landscape. However, there are many more-or-less pristine nature reserves (often associated with granite outcrops) scattered throughout the region where 12 southwest species of frogs thrive. This region contains many arid-adapted species (5 species of Neobatrachus)in the eastern and northern edges.

Above left - remnant forest; above right - granite outcrop on nature reserve

Lower - farm dam

		Bleating Froglet Crinia pseudinsignifera
		Size - small Look for - belly with grey spots Breeding Season - winter to early spring Call - a warbly “baaa…baa…baa…”

		Western Spotted Frog Heleioporus albopunctatus
		Size - large Look for - round shape, white or yellow spots on brown body Breeding Season - autumn Call - a soft "coo...coo...coo"

		Western Banjo Frog Limnodynastes dorsalis
		Size - large Look for - robust build, stripe through eye, pale centre line Breeding Season - winter and spring Call - single very loud "bonk"

		Motorbike Frog Litoria moorei
		Size - large Look for - green, brown and gold back Breeding Season - late spring through to summer Call - like a motorbike changing gears

		Turtle Frog Myobatrachus gouldii
		Size - small to medium Look for - tiny head on wide flat body, loose-fitting skin Breeding Season - late summer Call - deep croaks

		White-footed Trilling Frog Neobatrachus albipes
		Size - medium Look for - brown back with diffuse markings, often a ?V? between eyes Breeding Season - after heavy rains in autumn, spring or summer Call - a rapid trill of repeated pulses

		Wheatbelt Trilling Frog Neobatrachus kunapalari
		Size - medium Look for - dark blotches on yellow Breeding Season - autumn and winter Call - low pitched trill

		Humming Frog Neobatrachus pelobatoides
		Size - medium Look for - vertical pupils, thin red centre line Breeding Season - autumn and winter Call - an prolonged hum or trill

		Shoemaker Frog Neobatrachus sutor
		Size - medium Look for - bright yellow back with brown patches Breeding Season - after rains in summer Call - short repetitive tapping

		Northern Goldfields Frog Neobatrachus wilsmorei
		Size - small Look for - large yellow "W" on back Breeding Season - summer after rains Call - a hollow tapping

		Crawling Toadlet Pseudophryne guentheri
		Size - small Look for - short arms and legs, crawls Breeding Season - autumn Call - short sharp grating sound

		Western Toadlet Pseudophryne occidentalis
		Size - small Look for - crawls, brown with orange patches Breeding Season - summer and autumn after rains Call - short grating croak