Frogs

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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.

Frogs

Featured sightings

Litoria quiritatus (Screaming Tree Frog) at Braidwood, NSW - 17 Sep 2024 by MatthewFrawley

Limnodynastes dumerilii (Eastern Banjo Frog) at Lanyon - northern section A.C.T. - 23 Apr 2024 by caseypyne

Litoria castanea (Yellow-spotted Tree Frog, Yellow-spotted Bell Frog) at Mount Clear, ACT - 17 Feb 1980 by wombey

Litoria quiritatus (Screaming Tree Frog) at QPRC LGA - 5 Mar 2024 by MatthewFrawley

Litoria peronii (Peron's Tree Frog, Emerald Spotted Tree Frog) at Mount Ainslie - 3 Jan 2024 by Pirom

Litoria nudidigita (Narrow-fringed Tree-frog) at QPRC LGA - 15 Dec 2023 by Harrisi

Litoria ewingii (Ewing's Tree Frog) at Mongarlowe, NSW - 15 Feb 1976 by wombey

Litoria lesueuri (Lesueur's Tree-frog) at Cotter River, ACT - 25 Mar 2020 by BrianLR

Latest sightings

Uperoleia laevigata at Goulburn, NSW - Yesterday by trevorpreston

Limnodynastes tasmaniensis (Spotted Grass Frog) at Braidwood, NSW - 25 Apr 2025 by MatthewFrawley

Limnodynastes dumerilii (Eastern Banjo Frog) at Charleys Forest, NSW - 21 Apr 2025 by arjay

Limnodynastes tasmaniensis (Spotted Grass Frog) at Braidwood, NSW - 21 Apr 2025 by MatthewFrawley

Litoria peronii (Peron's Tree Frog, Emerald Spotted Tree Frog) at Bowning, NSW - 20 Apr 2025 by Maren

Litoria peronii at Tharwa, ACT - 16 Apr 2025 by TimL

Limnodynastes dumerilii at Tharwa, ACT - 16 Apr 2025 by TimL

Limnodynastes tasmaniensis (Spotted Grass Frog) at Braidwood, NSW - 13 Apr 2025 by MatthewFrawley

Litoria verreauxii verreauxii (Whistling Tree-frog) at Bungendore, NSW - 13 Apr 2025 by KayEm

Crinia sp. (genus) (A froglet) at Aranda, ACT - 26 Dec 2023 by NateKingsford

Limnodynastes tasmaniensis (Spotted Grass Frog) at Jeir, NSW - 6 Apr 2025 by AdamMc

Limnodynastes peronii (Brown-striped Frog) at Charleys Forest, NSW - 20 Mar 2025 by arjay

Crinia signifera (Common Eastern Froglet) at Denman Prospect, ACT - 3 Apr 2025 by Harrisi

Uperoleia laevigata (Smooth Toadlet) at Lake George, NSW - 5 Apr 2025 by jb2602

Limnodynastes tasmaniensis (Spotted Grass Frog) at Lake George, NSW - 5 Apr 2025 by jb2602

Limnodynastes tasmaniensis (Spotted Grass Frog) at Braidwood, NSW - 5 Apr 2025 by MatthewFrawley

Litoria peronii at Crowther, NSW - 25 Dec 2024 by Frecko

Litoria verreauxii verreauxii (Whistling Tree-frog) at Murrumbateman, NSW - 26 Sep 2022 by ALCaston

Limnodynastes tasmaniensis (Spotted Grass Frog) at Braidwood, NSW - 30 Mar 2025 by MatthewFrawley

Crinia parinsignifera (Plains Froglet) at Goulburn, NSW - 30 Mar 2025 by trevorpreston

Litoria peronii (Peron's Tree Frog, Emerald Spotted Tree Frog) at Bowning, NSW - 26 Mar 2025 by Maren

Litoria peronii (Peron's Tree Frog, Emerald Spotted Tree Frog) at Monash, ACT - 28 Mar 2025 by NathanBeil

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Discussion

trevsci wrote:

22 Apr 2025

Hey Patrick all the images of fallax I could find had the dark markings stopping at the eye or extending slightly further, bicolor seemed to extend further down the body like this little guy. Sorry I didn't hear them calling and I know nothing about frogs :-)

Litoria fallax

Teresa wrote:

19 Apr 2025

@BrianLR many thanks

Litoria phyllochroa

BrianLR wrote:

18 Apr 2025

This would be L. nudidigita this far south.

Litoria phyllochroa

PatrickCampbell2 wrote:

18 Apr 2025

@trevsci - what makes you think it's Litoria bicolor as opposed to the similar looking Litoria fallax.
Did you happen to hear or record it calling, as it can most easily be distinguished from L. fallax by its different call?

Litoria fallax

BrianLR wrote:

16 Apr 2025

Thanks for reporting this Geoff. Whilst it is definitely upsetting, it is very valuable to have these sightings of their movements documented.

Rhinella marina