The cool, wet forests of the 'southwest corner' have the highest diversity of frogs with over 20 species. Among them are ancient species with peculiar breeding biologies (e.g., Forest Toadlet, Roseate Frog).
Six species are endemic to this cold wet region of Western Australia. This area contains 3 of WA's most threatened frogs (the White and Orange-bellied Frogs and the Sunset Frog).
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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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Forest Toadlet
Metacrinia nichollsi
Size - Small
Look For - Walks, short legs, belly with colourful spots
Call - A short croak with a twang
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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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Orange-bellied Frog
Geocrinia vittelina
Size - Small
Look For - Orange yellow or belly
Call - A series of pulses
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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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Roseate Frog
Geocrinia rosea
Size - Small
Look For - Pink to red smooth belly
Call - 'Tk...tk...tk...tk'
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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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Slender Tree Frog
Litoria adelaidensis
Size - Small
Look For - Green or brown, dark side stripes
Call - A loud grating 'grrrk'
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Spotted-thighed Frog
Litoria cyclorhyncha
Size - Large
Look For - Brilliant green or brown back with spots on thighs
Call - Similar to Motorbike Frog
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Sunset Frog
Spicospina flammocaerulea
Size - Small
Look For - Lumpy purple back with orange belly
Call - 'Da duk...da duk' repeated frequently
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Ticking Frog
Geocrinia leai
Size - Small
Look For - Dark back with smooth pale green belly
Call - A 'tk...tk...tk'
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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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Walpole Frog
Geocrinia lutea
Size - Small
Look For - Yellow belly, males with black throats
Call - A series of clicks
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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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White-bellied Frog
Geocrinia alba
Size - Small
Look For - Grey or brown back with white belly
Call - A series of percussive pulses
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Whooping Frog
Heleioporus inornatus
Size - Large
Look For - Round body, plain rich red colour
Call - 'whoop! whoop! whoop!'