The Frog Finder keys in this section are short descriptions of the main distinguishing features to help you identify Kimberley frogs by sight and sound.
The Kimberley Frog Finder is an ongoing work, with some of the more remote species to be added when we know more about them and their habits.
All Kimberley species are known to breed in the wet season (November - March), and many of the more arid-adapted species (e.g., Notaden) will breed in response to rainfall at other times of the year. Several Kimberley species penetrate in to the Arid zone (e.g., Giant Frog, Long-footed Frog, Green Tree Frog), with the Little Red Tree Frog common to both regions.
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Bilingual Froglet
Crinia bilingua
Size - Small
Look For - Brown rectangular blotch on back
Call - A rattling that trails off
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Black-shinned Rocket Frog
Litoria tornieri
Size - Small
Look For - Pale smooth skin, black bar ends past ear drum, black-edged shins
Call - A warbly 'merk...merk...merk'
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Bumpy Rocket Frog
Litoria inermis
Size - Small
Look For - Bumpy skin on back, narrow fingers and toes
Call - Complex - piercing beeps followed by chortles
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Cane Toad
Bufo marinus
Size - Very large
Look For - Ridges on face, large parotoid glands, upright stance
Call - A long trill
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Carpenter Frog
Limnodynastes lignarius
Size - Medium
Look For - Very large eardrum
Call - A hollow tap repeated slowly
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Cave Frog
Litoria cavernicola
Size - Medium
Look For - Green with rough skin
Call - Soft honking
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Chattering Rock Frog
Litoria staccato
Size - Small
Look For - Mottled back, long nose, expanded toe discs
Call - High-pitched irregular call (like Morse code)
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Desert Spadefoot
Notaden nichollsi
Size - Medium
Look For - Round shape, short face, intricate pattern of dots
Call - A loud 'whoop'
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Fat Toadlet
Uperoleia crassa
Size - Small
Look For - Brown-black rotund body
Call - Short rasp
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Flat-headed Frog
Limnodynastes depressus
Size - Medium
Look For - Flattened body with blotches
Call - Quick series of notes
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Giant Frog
Cyclorana australis
Size - Large
Look For - Triangular head, rough brown skin
Call - A loud 'whoark...whoark'
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Green Tree Frog
Litoria caerulea
Size - Large
Look For - Green skin, large discs on fingers
Call - A loud bark repeated frequently
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Javelin Frog
Litoria microbelos
Size - Tiny
Look For - Dark brown stripe along sides
Call - A soft repeated buzzing
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Kimberley Froglet
Crinia fimbriata
Size - Small
Look For - White tubercles on back
Call - Unknown
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Kimberley Spadefoot
Notaden weigeli
Size - Large
Look For - Round body with orange tubercles
Call - A loud 'whoop'
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Little Red Tree Frog
Litoria rubella
Size - Small
Look For - Reddish brown, small head
Call - Screech like a seagull
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Long-footed Frog
Cyclorana longipes
Size - Medium
Look For - Smooth and intricately marked back
Call - A long harsh wavering note
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Marbled Frog
Limnodynastes convexiusculus
Size - Medium
Look For - Marbled olive pattern on back
Call - A honk repeated sporadically
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Northern Burrowing Frog
Neobatrachus aquilonius
Size - Medium
Look For - Round, yellow pattern, white belly
Call - A short trill
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Northern Dwarf Tree Frog
Litoria bicolor
Size - Small
Look For - Green on top, white below, brown stripe between
Call - A 'reeek...pip pip, reeek...pip pip'
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Northern Laughing Tree Frog
Litoria rothii
Size - Medium
Look For - Flattened shape, yellow and black on legs
Call - A descending trill or 'laugh'
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Northern Spadefoot
Notaden melanoscaphus
Size - Medium
Look For - Round shape, dark rough skin, black spades on feet
Call - A loud 'whoop...whoop...whoop'.
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Northern Toadlet
Uperoleia borealis
Size - Small
Look For - Dark rough skin, small head
Call - A short rasp
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Ornate Burrowing Frog
Platyplectrum ornatum
Size - Medium
Look For - Ornate brown pattern, some with vertebral stripe
Call - A nasal 'unk'
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Pale Rocket Frog
Litoria pallida
Size - Small
Look For - Pale grey or tan with dark stripe only on head, back smooth
Call - A 'meeek...meeek...meeek' with waver at end
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Rock Frog
Litoria coplandi
Size - Small to medium
Look For - Pale brown, wide but agile, tympanum distinct
Call - Evenly-spaced notes that increase in volume
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Rockhole Frog
Litoria meiriana
Size - Small
Look For - Mottled back, skips across water
Call - High-pitched beeps, erratically repeated
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Small Toadlet
Uperoleia minima
Size - Small
Look For - Bumpy back
Call - Click
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Splendid Tree Frog
Litoria splendida
Size - Large
Look For - Green with pale spots, large glands on head
Call - A long loud buzz
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Stonemason Toadlet
Uperoleia lithomoda
Size - Small
Look For - Golden glands along sides
Call - A loud 'tick'
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Striped Rocket Frog
Litoria nasuta
Size - Small to medium
Look For - Long nose, longitudinal ridges
Call - Complex - 'wick, wick, wick, but, but'
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Tiny Toadlet
Uperoleia micra
Size - Small
Look For - Rough skin on back, pale with blotches, red on nose and arms
Call - A high-pitched rasp
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Wailing Frog
Cyclorana vagitus
Size - Medium
Look For - Robust build, pale mottled
Call - A high-pitched wailing
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Wotjulum Frog
Litoria watjulumensis
Size - Medium
Look For - Smooth skin, long nose, fully webbed feet, small finger discs
Call - Complex and sustained (30s) series of cackles and chortles