Thursday, July 9, 2020

BOOROOLONG FROG

Photographed near Oberon, NSW, July 2020

69                BOOROOLONG FROG                 Litoria booroolongensis

AUSTRALIAN FROG               69

Closely associated with permanent rocky streams. Formerly extensive range along entire Great Div riding Range in NSW, but declined to two or three isolated areas.




JERVIS BAY TREE FROG

Photographed near Woolongong, NSW, July 2020


























68         JERVIS BAY TREE FROG                Litoria jervisiensis

AUSTRALIAN FROGS               68

Found along entire NSW coastline. Amongst stream side vegetation in forest and woodlands.




HEATH FROG

Photographed near Woolongong, NSW, July 2020

67          HEATH FROG                Litoria littlejohn

AUSTRALIAN FROG              67

Extends from south of Newcastle along the NSW coast to eastern Victoria. Found in sclerophyll forest, coastal woodland and heath, occurs at low altitudes on hills and mountains.






WHISTLING TREE FROG

Photographed near Woolongong, NSW, July 20202

66               WHISTLING TREE FROG             Litoria verreauxii verreauxii  

AUSTRALIAN FROGS.             66

Also known as Verreaux's Tree Frog. Distribution extreme se Queensland, eastern NSW and se Victoria. Found most commonly in open grassland beside bodies of permanent water.