Orange-bellied Frog

Geocrinia vittelina

A small short-bodied frog with short muscular legs. The undersurface is bright orange or egg yolk yellow. The upper surface is light brown or grey with dark spots that are sometimes aligned to form two parallel rows extending from the eye to the cloaca and a vertebral row. Maximum size is 2.5 cm.

Breeding

Development is entirely terrestrial with no need for free standing water. Males call from small depressions under dense vegetation in summer and late spring.

Call

The call is a distinctive series of 9-15 pulses repeated almost slowly enough to be distinguished.

Eggs

Deposited in small depressions close to calling males.

Tadpoles

Development occurs entirely within the egg capsule.

Other Notes

Listed as "vulnerable" due to its restricted habitat and ongoing population declines.

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Distribution

Highly restricted-found only in a 4 km2 area along the Spearwood Creek system of the Blackwood River near Margaret River.

Habitat

Very dense swamp vegetation (to 4 m high) on clay, bordering streams and seeps.