Wednesday, December 9, 2020

RED-BACKED TOADLET

 

Photographed in Watagan State Forest, NSW, December 2020

73                RED-BACKED TOADLET                    Pseudophryne coriacea

AUSTRALIAN FROGS.              73

Ranges through coastal south-eastern Queensland and north-eastern NSW. Found in sclerophyll forest and marshes, where there is leaf litter or other material covering the soil. Status is secure.






GIANT BARRED FROG

Photographed in Watagan State Forest, NSW, December 2020

72                    GIANT BARRED FROG           Mixophyes iteratus

AUSTRALIAN FROGS                72

Range extends from coastal south-eastern Queensland to mid-central NSW. Found in rainforests.






STUTTERING FROG

 


Photographed in Watagan State Forest, NSW, December 2020




























71                    STUTTERING FROG                  Mixophyes balbus

AUSTRALIAN FROGS                71

Also known as Southern Barred Frog. Status is vulnerable. Found in riparian vegetation at elevations of 20m to 1100m. Ranges from north-eastern Victoria through coastal NSW to the extreme south-east of Queensland.









DUSKY TOADLET

Photographed in Watagan State Forest, NSW, December 2020

70                   DUSKY TOADLET                   Uperoleia fusca 

AUSTRALIAN FROGS                      70

Ranges from central south-eastern Queensland continuing through the north-east of NSW.  Status is secure.