Frogs
Frogs belong to a group of animals called amphibians. All Australian amphibians are frogs. There are about 4000 frog species worldwide and Australia has 208 frog species; many of these are endemic - that is, they are found nowhere else in the world. Frogs play a key role in many food webs, both as predators and as prey.
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wombey
wrote:
Yesterday
Clearly the two species are replacements and very similar in appearance but we still have the distribution problem. L. daviesae only comes as far south as Barrington Tops. Unless further investigation reveals information contrary to what we know now, it has to be citropa. Both species are probably highly variable in colour and skin structure and according to Anstis, citropa can have smooth or finely granular dorsal skin. Happy to stand corrected if further information comes to light.
Litoria citropa
KenT
wrote:
Yesterday
The L citropa I've seen have had less prominent bumps or were smooth on the dorsal surface and have had some visible red colouration on legs and in armpits but I will need to go back and look at my slides from the 1980's to be sure my memory isn't getting much more faulty as the years pass. I saw the tympanum to be a dirty green but I concede it is more brown than green.
Litoria citropa
wombey
wrote:
25 Jan 2026
Not much to go on here but you can just see the dark extention of the upper pupil.
Litoria peronii
wombey
wrote:
25 Jan 2026
Litoria daviesae occurs further north and has a green tympanum. This specimen appears a tad inland but does have a brown tympanum and unless KenT can provide any other mitigating information to the contrary it should be citropa.
Litoria citropa
AndyRoo
wrote:
25 Jan 2026
Hi John. Apols for the delayed response. Just trying to pick up where I left off with posting of my sightings for Budjan Galindji. Point taken as per Aka Maria's comment for my other Crinia sighting on the same date.
Crinia signifera
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