North Coast Frog Finder
The coast north of Perth has many species adapted to living on sand, especially the Sandhill Frogs, Turtle Frog and Sand Frog. Two arid-adapted Neobatrachus occur in this region (the Shoemaker and Plonking Frogs) and other species occur just outside (the Wheatbelt and Tawny Trilling Frogs).
The two species of Sandhill Frogs are endemic to this region and have restricted distributions between Geraldton and Shark Bay.
This region also hosts many reptiles that have speciated in this region, owing to the mosaic of sandy regions and intermittent flooding and drying over millions of years.
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Bleating Froglet
Crinia pseudinsignifera
Size - Small
Look For - Belly with grey spots
Call - A warbly 'baaa…baaa…baaa'
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Crawling Toadlet
Pseudophryne guentheri
Size - Small
Look For - Short arms and legs, crawls
Call - A short sharp grating rasp
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Humming Frog
Neobatrachus pelobatoides
Size - Medium
Look For - Vertical pupils, thin red centre line
Call - A prolonged hum or trill
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Moaning Frog
Heleioporus eyrei
Size - Medium
Look For - Brown and grey back, yellow spots on sides
Call - A low rising moan
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Motorbike Frog
Litoria moorei
Size - Large
Look For - Green, brown and gold back
Call - Like a motorbike changing gears
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Northern Sandhill Frog
Arenophryne rotunda
Size - Small
Look For - Pale squat body, loose-fitting skin, burrows forwards
Call - A short squelch
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Plonking Frog
Neobatrachus wilsmorei
Size - Medium to large
Look For - Large yellow "W" on back
Call - A hollow tapping or 'plonking'
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Quacking Frog
Crinia georgiana
Size - Small-medium
Look For - Red or gold eyelids, barred legs
Call - Like a duck's "quack"
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Rattling or Clicking Froglet
Crinia glauerti
Size - Small
Look For - Belly lumpy with black and white patchwork
Call - A drawn-out rattle
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Sand Frog
Heleioporus psammophilus
Size - Medium
Look For - Body with grey and brown mottling
Call - A high-pitched rapid 'put...put...put'
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Shoemaker Frog
Neobatrachus sutor
Size - Medium
Look For - Bright yellow back with brown patches
Call - A repetitive tapping
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Slender Tree Frog
Litoria adelaidensis
Size - Small
Look For - Green or brown, dark side stripes
Call - A loud grating 'grrrk'
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Southern Sandhill Frog
Arenophryne xiphorhyncha
Size - Small-medium
Look For - Squat body, small head
Call - Unknown
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Turtle Frog
Myobatrachus gouldii
Size - Small to medium
Look For - Tiny head on wide flat body, loose-fitting skin
Call - A deep croak
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Western Banjo Frog
Limnodynastes dorsalis
Size - Large
Look For - Robust build, stripe through eye, pale line on back
Call - A single very loud "bonk"
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Western Spotted Frog
Heleioporus albopunctatus
Size - Large
Look For - Round shape, white or yellow spots on brown body
Call - A soft 'coo...coo...coo'
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Western Toadlet
Pseudophryne occidentalis
Size - Small
Look For - Crawls, brown with orange patches
Call - A short grating croak
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Wheatbelt Frog
Neobatrachus kunapalari
Size - Medium
Look For - Dark blotches on yellow
Call - Low-pitched trill