Crinia parinsignifera (Plains Froglet)

Plains Froglet at Watson, ACT

Crinia parinsignifera at Watson, ACT - 23 Jan 2015

Identification history

Crinia parinsignifera	24 Nov 2015	AnkeMaria
Crinia parinsignifera	2 Nov 2015	RyuCallaway
Crinia parinsignifera	22 Apr 2015	galah681
Uperoleia laevigata	22 Apr 2015	AngusCleary

13 comments

Mike wrote:

23 Feb 2015

It's hard enough photographing the plants without having to do the livestock as well!

AaronClausen wrote:

23 Feb 2015

Wow you are quick to pounce Mike! :) Nice one...! This is a TEST ONLY as we are investigating the expansion of the site into Fauna. But this was a real sighting, I found this baby Frog tonight in my front hedges while cleaning up the front courtyard!!! Any idea what he is? Baby Peron's Tree Frog?

Mike wrote:

23 Feb 2015

I don't think it is a tree frog. Check with the Frogwatch people. It would be good to add fauna as long as we don't get swamped with kangaroos.

AaronClausen wrote:

23 Feb 2015

This is good feedback Mike, thanks. I guess it's a bit like plants and saying "as long as we don't get swamped with Dandelions" or gum trees or something! The good thing is we can similarly classify animals into endangered, common and pests etc. So based on an agreed taxonomy, the less important sightings can basically disappear into the background and the juicy stuff bubbles up to the top and also we ensure that government know about the location of any endangered little critters so they are well protected etc.

galah681 wrote:

24 Feb 2015

I am pretty sure it is a pobblebonk (Lymnodynastes dumerillii). A size estimate would be useful as a pobblebonk is the largest of the 9 ACT frogs. Also called the Eastern banjo frog. I think that including wildlife as well as plants on this site is a great idea although if insects are included we may end up with lots of 'unable to be identified' species because there are so many that are similar. Maybe we can just get to the family level of ID. An extra box for size would definitely be useful to help with the ID. What about birds? Are they included too?

AngusCleary wrote:

22 Apr 2015

My device is weird it spams a lot Also, this is a tricky one since it looks like a couple of different species Like the Plains Froglet, eastern froglet and Smooth toadlet

AngusCleary wrote:

22 Apr 2015

I also agree with mike it definitely isn't a tree frog because they generally have smooth skin whereas this one is more warty.

galah681 wrote:

22 Apr 2015

I think it looks most like a Plains froglet because of its colouring and the way it is sitting

RyuCallaway wrote:

2 Nov 2015

I agree with plains froglet. If it was a smooth toadlet, I would expect to see the orange patches on its thigh. Identifying frogs is much easier when you know what its call was like

AnkeMaria wrote:

24 Nov 2015

Hi Angus- how to reject the Uperoleia laevigata suggestions??? Just leave them like this??

AaronClausen wrote:

24 Nov 2015

Hi AM,

Yep they're fine. They just stay sitting there to show the thought process and suggestion history of all contributors before it got to your final confirmed decision of Crinia parinsignifera. Cheers Aaron.

AnkeMaria wrote:

24 Nov 2015

Thanks again- thought I might need to work it out with Angus, as he had suggested the other species- enjoy your evening!!

AngusCleary wrote:

25 Nov 2015

Hi all, haven't been active for a while but now I reject my id noobiness (have improved now) and would say crinia parasignifera

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