Bilingual Froglet

Crinia bilingua

A small (2 cm) slender-bodied pale brown frog with or without an elaborate pattern of bars and stripes across the body and limbs. The limbs are of moderate length and slender.

Breeding

This species calls from the base of grass tussocks at the edge of swamps and temporarily flooded areas.

Call

A high-pitched rattle or clicking sound with a musical quality. The call has two parts, hence the scientific name.

Eggs

The small eggs are scattered on the bottom of breeding ponds or attached to vegetation.

Tadpoles

Tadpoles grow up to 26 mm in total length and larval life may be as short as 2 weeks owing to high temperatures experienced in summer for this species compared to the southwestern species that breed in winter.

Other Notes

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Distribution

Kimberley region. West to Yampi Peninsula and south to Mount Barnett, Tableland and the Black Elvire River. Also occurs in the Northern Territory.

Habitat

Streamsides and areas where water persists during the dry season.