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

Litoria peronii (Peron's Tree Frog, Emerald Spotted Tree Frog) at Crowther, NSW - 16 May 2025 by Frecko

Litoria verreauxii verreauxii at Throsby, ACT - 20 Oct 2023 by davidcunninghamwildlife

Limnodynastes dumerilii (Eastern Banjo Frog) at Forde, ACT - 29 Nov 2021 by davidcunninghamwildlife

Limnodynastes tasmaniensis (Spotted Grass Frog) at Dry Plain, NSW - 3 May 2024 by AndyRoo

Litoria verreauxii verreauxii (Whistling Tree-frog) at Campbell, ACT - 5 May 2025 by NateKingsford

Litoria peronii (Peron's Tree Frog, Emerald Spotted Tree Frog) at Yass River, NSW - 10 Apr 2025 by 120Acres

Limnodynastes tasmaniensis (Spotted Grass Frog) at Wamboin, NSW - 4 May 2025 by trevorpreston

Limnodynastes tasmaniensis (Spotted Grass Frog) at Braidwood, NSW - 4 May 2025 by MatthewFrawley

Limnodynastes tasmaniensis (Spotted Grass Frog) at Goulburn, NSW - 26 Apr 2025 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

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Discussion

JimL wrote:

Yesterday

The colours. Wow! I know the species has a fair range of colours, just never seen such before...

Limnodynastes dumerilii

PatrickCampbell2 wrote:

14 May 2025

There are two Mixophyes species found in this area. One of the best ways to distinguish them is by differences in eye colour, specifically the irides (irises). In Mixophyes fasciolatus, the iris is dark brown like this specimen, whereas M. iteratus has gold irises.

Mixophyes fasciolatus

MattC1 wrote:

13 May 2025

Update: Pretty sure this is Peron's Tree Frog

Litoria peronii

wombey wrote:

11 May 2025

Ok, I'm happy to go with tasmaniensis in the absence of any other advice

Limnodynastes tasmaniensis

AnkeMaria wrote:

7 May 2025

Soooo cool 🐸 perfect shot!!