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.

NORTHERN BARRED FROG

Photographed in Mount Hypipamee National Park, Queensland February 2018

34                 NORTHERN BARRED FROG                 Mixophyes schevilli

AUSTRALIAN FROGS                  34

Large ground dwelling frog found in tropical northern Queensland. Inhabits dense rainforest close to fast flowing streams. Hides and hunts in leaf litter. Lays its eggs on the bank, rainwater washes them into the stream to hatch.

GREAT BARRED FROG

Photographed near Proserpine, Queensland February 2018

27                 GREAT BARRED FROG            Mixophyes fasciolatus

AUSTRALIAN FROGS               27

Australian ground dwelling frog. Found in rainforests, Antarctic beech forests or wet sclerophyll forests; breeds in streams and ponds; after eggs are laid in water female flicks them onto the bank for development, eggs get washed back into the stream with rain and hatch. Almost always found near water. East coasts of northern NSW and southern Queensland.