Wheatbelt Frog Finder
Western Australia's "Wheatbelt" is an expansive agricultural area created by widespread clearing of native forests beginning in the 19th century and still continuing today which has vastly modified the pre-human landscape.
However, there are many more-or-less pristine nature reserves (often associated with granite outcrops) scattered throughout the region where 12 southwest species of frogs thrive. This region contains many arid-adapted species in the eastern and northern edges. For instance, five species of Neobatrachus occur here.
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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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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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Shoemaker Frog
Neobatrachus sutor
Size - Medium
Look For - Bright yellow back with brown patches
Call - A repetitive tapping
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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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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