What's that Sound?
Croaks, whistles, bleats and barks - every frog species makes a different sound! By recording a frog call with the app, FrogID, you can discover which frogs live around you and help us count Australia's frogs!
There have been over 35 different species of frog identified within the Wollondilly Shire, BioNet May 2021.
FrogID is a national citizen science project that is helping us learn more about what is happening to Australia’s frogs. All around the country, people are recording frog calls with nothing more than a smartphone.
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Frogs Found in Wollondilly
Frogs Found in Wollondilly
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Bibron's Toadlet (Pseudophryne bibronii)The Bibron's toadlet or brown toadlet is a species of Australian ground-dwelling frog that, although having declined over much of its range, is widespread through most of New South Wales, Victoria, south-eastern Queensland and eastern South Australia, including Kangaroo Island. Wikipedia Australian Museum Frog ID Project |
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Bleating Tree Frog (Litoria dentata)The bleating tree frog, also known as Keferstein's tree frog, is a tree frog in the family Pelodryadidae. This frog is native to coastal eastern Australia, from south-eastern Queensland, to around Eden, New South Wales. Wikipedia Australian Museum Frog ID Project |
LiquidGhoul, CC BY-SA 3.0 <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/>, via Wikimedia Commons |
Blue Mountains Tree Frog (Litoria citropa)The Blue Mountains tree frog is a species of tree frog in the family Pelodryadinae. It is endemic to southeastern Australia and is found in eastern Victoria and in southeastern New South Wales. The Jenolan Caves tree frog, a population formerly separated as Litoria jenolanensis, is nowadays included in this species. Wikipedia Australian Museum Frog ID Project |
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Booroolong Frog (Litoria booroolongensis)The Booroolong frog is a species of stream-dwelling frog native to the Great Dividing Range in New South Wales. Wikipedia Australian Museum Frog ID Project https://portal.frogid.net.au/frogs/litoria-booroolongensis
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Broad-palmed Frog (Litoria latopalmata)The broad-palmed frog is a species of ground-dwelling tree frog. It is native to much of eastern Australia. They can be found from mid-Queensland to south of Sydney. It is associated with the coast and inland, and is distributed as far west in New South Wales to the SA border. Wikipedia Australian Museum Frog ID Project |
LiquidGhoul at the English-language Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/>, via Wikimedia Commons |
Brown Tree Frog (Litoria ewingii)The southern brown tree frog, also known as the brown tree frog, whistling tree frog, or Ewing's tree frog, is a species of tree frog native to Australia: most of southern Victoria, eastern South New South Wales. Wikipedia Australian Museum Frog ID Project |
Tnarg 12345 at the English-language Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/>, via Wikimedia Commons |
Brown-striped Frog (Limnodynastes peronii)The striped marsh frog or brown-striped frog is a predominantly aquatic frog native to coastal Eastern Australia. It is a common species in urban habitats. Wikipedia Australian Museum Frog ID Project https://portal.frogid.net.au/frogs/limnodynastes-peronii
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Froggydarb at the English-language Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/>, via Wikimedia Commons |
Common Eastern Froglet (Crinia signifera)The common eastern froglet is a ground-dwelling frog, of the family Myobatrachidae. It ranges from Adelaide to Melbourne, up the eastern coast to Brisbane. It also inhabits a majority of Tasmania. It is one of the most commonly encountered frog species within its range, due to its ability to occupy several habitat types. Wikipedia Australian Museum Frog ID Project |
Matt from Melbourne, Australia, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons |
Dusky Toadlet (Uperoleia fusca)The dusky toadlet is a species of Australian ground-dwelling frog that inhabits coastal areas from just north of Sydney, New South Wales to mid-northern Queensland. Wikipedia Australian Museum Frog ID Project |
Tnarg 12345 at the English-language Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/>, via Wikimedia Commons |
Eastern Banjo Frog (Limnodynastes dumerilii)The informal names for the species and its subspecies include eastern or southern banjo frog, and bull frog. The frog is also called the pobblebonk after its distinctive "bonk" call, which is likened to a banjo string being plucked. Wikipedia Australian Museum Frog ID Project |
By fir0002flagstaffotos [at] gmail.comCanon 20D + Sigma 150mm f/2.8 - Own work, GFDL 1.2, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1888943
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Eastern Dwarf Tree Frog (Litoria fallax)The eastern dwarf tree frog, also known as the eastern sedge-frog, is a small and very common tree frog found on the eastern coast of Australia, from around Cairns, Queensland, to around Ulladulla, New South Wales. Wikipedia Australian Museum Frog ID Project https://portal.frogid.net.au/frogs/litoria-fallax
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Matt from Melbourne, Australia, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons |
Eastern Stony Creek Frog (Litoria wilcoxii)Litoria wilcoxii is a species of frog in the family Pelodryadidae. Also known as the stony-creek frog, eastern stony creek frog, and Wilcox's frog, it is endemic to Australia, being found solely on the eastern coast between Ingham, QLD, and Sydney, NSW, and as far west as Atherton, QLD. Australian Museum Frog ID Project |
Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons |
Freycinet's Frog (Litoria freycineti)Commonly known as the 'Wallum Rocket Frog', the Freycinet's frog is found in coastal areas in QLD and NSW. It is recognised for its unique patches and triangular snout.
Australian Museum Frog ID Project |
Tnarg12345 2006, Wikimedia Commons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Litoria_freycineti.JPG
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Giant Barred Frog (Mixophyes iteratus)The Giant Barred Frog is a large species of frog with dark patches of yellow and copper brown. Its large pupils are vertical with a gold iris'. This species can reach a length of up to 11.5cm.
Australian Museum Frog ID Project |
Tnarg12345 2006, Wikimedia Commons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mixophyes_iteratus.jpg |
Giant Burrowing Frog (Heleioporus australiacus)The Giant Burrowing Frog reaches a length of 10cm. Its primary colours are dark brown, grey or black with a pale grey and pink throat. They have a white belly and yellow spots on their sides. The Northern sub-species is found in the Sydney Basin and the southern subspecies is found from the south of Kangaroo Valley in NSW, to central Gippsland in Victoria. Australian Museum Frog ID Project |
Tnarg12345 2006, Wikimedia Commons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Heleioporus_australiacus_(male).jpg |
Green and Golden Bell Frog (Litoria aurea)The Green and Golden Bell Frog has a bright green back with golden patches. Interestingly, when the frog is cold or inactive its back can become completely dark brown. Sadly due to the amphibian chytrid fungus, the Green and Golden Bell Frog has severely declined and is now only reported in small populations in north coastal NSW. Australian Museum Frog ID Project |
JJ Harrison 2021, Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Green_and_golden_bell_frog_4154.jpg |
Green Tree Frog (Litoria caerulea)The Green Tree Frog can be recognised as one of Australia's most iconic frogs. It has a bright green back and white stomach; sometimes found with small white spots on its back and sides. This species is found in northern WA, northern NT, northeastern SA and most of QLD and NSW. Australian Museum Frog ID Project |
Adobe Stock, 2022 https://as1.ftcdn.net/v2/jpg/03/62/56/06/1000_F_362560634_9xVaFuWEqMCTEjWF7OHURFi4sF9PDnFC.jpg |
Haswell's Froglet (Paracrinia haswelli)Haswell's Froglet is a medium size frog, reaching up to 3.5cm. Their back's are reddish-brown to grey-brown with a fine longitudinal stripe along the middle. They also have a black stripe behind their eyes which extends to their arm. This species has a small distribution along the coast from northern NSW to eastern VIC. It is the only member of the genus Paracrinia (Wikipedia 2022). Australian Museum Frog ID Project |
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Jervis Bay Tree Frog (Litoria jervisiensis)The Jervis Bay Tree Frog is referred to as the 'Curry Frog' due to its odour. This species is medium sized and can reach a length of 4.5cm. They are found along the east coast of NSW from Ballina through to eastern VIC. Australian Museum Frog ID Project |
Tnarg12345 2006, en.wikipedia, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Litoria_jervisiensis.JPG |
Leaf Green River Tree Frog (Ranoidea phyllochroa)The Leaf Green River Tree Frog is a stream dwelling species found from Sydney up to the QLD border. This frog species inhabits flowing streams in rainforests, woodlands and wet or sclerophyll forests. |
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Leaf Green Tree Frog complex (Litoria nudidigita/phyllochroa) |
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| Leaf-green Tree Frog | Litoria phyllochroa |
| Lesueur's Frog | Litoria lesueuri |
| Littlejohn's Tree Frog | Litoria littlejohni |
| Long-thumbed Frog | Limnodynastes fletcheri |
| Peron's Tree Frog | Litoria peronii |
| Red-crowned Toadlet | Pseudophryne australis |
| Smooth Toadlet | Uperoleia laevigata |
| Spotted Grass Frog | Limnodynastes tasmaniensis |
| Stuttering Frog | Mixophyes balbus |
| Tyler's Tree Frog | Litoria tyleri |
| Verreaux's Frog | Litoria verreauxii |
| Yellow-spotted Tree Frog | Litoria castanea |
