Crinia sp. (genus)

A froglet at Tharwa, ACT

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Identification history

	Crinia sp. (genus)	2 Jun 2026	wombey
	Pseudophryne bibronii	2 Jun 2026	davidcunninghamwildlife

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4 comments

wombey wrote:

2 Jun 2026

Although an odd looking Crinia, to take it any further I would need to see the belly. It can't be Pseudophryne as the toes reach the forearm, not so with Pseudophryne.

AnkeMaria wrote:

2 Jun 2026

Thanks for that- I was thinking it was a Crinia but did not squash David's excitement!!

davidcunninghamwildlife wrote:

2 Jun 2026

Thanks John and Anke, I named the files Crinia when I processed the photos but I did get excited when someone called them Brown Brood Frog on iNat, there was only one record of that frog in the ACT on iNat.
If you can also correct that observation it would be great.
http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/367358193

davidcunninghamwildlife wrote:

2 Jun 2026

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Location information

Coordinates 149.065317 -35.531620
Altitude 612.0m
Maps Namadgi National Park
Places Tharwa, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
31 May 2026 03:27 PM Recorded on
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My flagged sightings davidcunninghamwildlife NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Latest Frogs Reptiles and Frogs Crinia sp. (genus)

Species information

Crinia sp. (genus) Scientific name
A froglet Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1958.1m Recorded at altitude

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