A SELECTION OF AUSTRALIAN AMPHIBIANS

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AUSTRALIAN AMPHIBIANS

A Selection of
AUSTRALIAN FROGS AND TOADS

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COMMON NAME (INTERNAL LINK)	SCIENTIFIC NAME (EXTERNAL LINK)	DISTRIBUTION
Slender Frog or Northern Whistling Frog	Austrochaperina gracilipes	Northern tip of the Cape York region, and just north of Cooktown, Qld
Northern Flinders Ranges Froglet	Crinia flindersensis	SA (Northern Flinders Ranges)
Common Eastern Froglet	Crinia signifera	Southeastern South Australia, Victoria, eastern New South Wales, Tasmania and southeastern Queensland,
Giant Burrowing Frog	Heleioporus australiacus	South-eastern coast of Australia (NSW,Vic)
Eastern Banjo Frog or Pobblebonk	Limnodynastes dumerili	Southeastern South Australia, Victoria, eastern New South Wales, Tasmania and southeastern Queensland
Striped or Peron's Marsh Frog	Limnodynastes peronii	Eastern NSW and Queensland, Southern Victoria and the South-east of South Australia
Spotted Marsh Frog	Limnodynastes tasmaniensis	NSW, Victoria, Canberra, eastern South Australia, eastern Tasmania, and the southeastern half of Queensland
Northern Banjo Frog or Scarlet-sided Pobblebonk	Limnodynastes terraereginae	Eastern Queensland and northeastern New South Wales, Australia.
*Slender Bleating Tree Frog	Litoria balatus (Split from Litoria dentata)	East coast of Southern Queensland
Brown Tree Frog	Litoria ewingi	Southeastern South Australia, Victoria, eastern New South Wales, and Tasmania
Peron's Tree Frog	Litoria peronii	Southeastern South Australia, parts of Victoria, eastern New South Wales, and south-eastern Qld
Roth's Tree Frog or Northern Laughing Tree Frog	Litoria rothi	Northern WA and the Top End of the NT, east to the Cape York region and then south to near Brisbane, QLD
Desert Tree Frog (Red Tree Frog or Ruddy Treefrog)	Litoria rubella	Northern WA and the Top End of the NT, east to the Cape York region and then south to near Brisbane, QLD
Painted Burrowing Frog	Neobatrachus pictus	Found in the southwest of NSW, western VIC, and southeast of SA.
White-lipped Tree Frog	Nyctimystes infrafrenatus (was ‎Litoria infrafrenata)	Queensland, Australia New Guinea, Indonesia, (introduced into Java)
Great Barred Frog	Mixophyes fasciolatus	Coastal regions of central and northern New South Wales and Southern Queensland
Giant Barred Frog	Mixophyes iteratus	Coastal regions of northern New South Wales and Southern Queensland
Ornate Burrowing Frog	Platyplectrum ornatum	Northern and eastern Australia, NT, Qld, NSW
Red-crowned Toadlet	Pseudophryne australis	Sydney region and surrounding areas
Bibron's Toadlet	Pseudophryne bibronii	Southeastern South Australia, Victoria, eastern New South Wales and southeastern Queensland
Green and Golden Bell Frog	Ranoidea aurea	Australia (NSW,Vic) (Introduced into New Zealand, New Caledonia and New Hebrides)
Australian Green Tree Frog or Whites Tree Frog	Ranoidea (was Litoria) caerulea or Pelodryas caeruleus	Australia and New Guinea, (feral populations occur in the USA and possibly in New Zealand)
Australian Red-eyed Tree Frog	Ranoidea (was Litoria) chloris	Coastal regions of Southeastern Qld and Northeastern NSW
Growling Green-eyed Tree Frog or Fringed Tree Frog	Ranoidea eucnemis	The ranges on the eastern and western sides of the Cape York Peninsula, in QLD
Magnificent Tree Frog	Ranoidea splendida	Found in the far north of WA and NT
Warty Bell Frog	Ranoidea raniformis	Southeastern SA, through Victoria and into NSW, Tasmania (Introduced into New Zealand)
Stony Creek Frog	Ranoidea wilcoxii	East coast of Australia from Ingham, Queensland to Sydney NSW
Cane Toad (INTRODUCED)	Rhinella marina (was Bufo marinus)	South and mainland Middle America, Introduced into many countries. In Australia, it is found in the northern WA and NT, as well as northern and eastern Queensland, extending into north-eastern NSW

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CI = Christmas Island	CKI = Cocos (Keeling) Island	NSW = New South Wales
NT = Northern Territory	Qld = Queensland	SA = South Australia
Tas = Tasmania	Vic = Victoria	WA = Western Australia
NI = Norfolk Island	LHI = Lord Howe Island	ACT = Australian Capital Territory (Canberra region only - excludes Jervis Bay Territory)

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A SELECTION OF AUSTRALIAN AMPHIBIANS

AUSTRALIAN REPTILE PHOTOS AND INFORMATION Covering Australian Snakes and Lizards, Crocodiles and Turtles

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A Selection of AUSTRALIAN FROGS AND TOADS

* Indicates a new or recently updated page.

COMMON NAME (INTERNAL LINK)

SCIENTIFIC NAME (EXTERNAL LINK)

DISTRIBUTION

Slender Frog or Northern Whistling Frog

Austrochaperina gracilipes

Northern tip of the Cape York region, and just north of Cooktown, Qld

Crinia flindersensis

SA (Northern Flinders Ranges)

Crinia signifera

Southeastern South Australia, Victoria, eastern New South Wales, Tasmania and southeastern Queensland,

Heleioporus australiacus

South-eastern coast of Australia (NSW,Vic)

Eastern Banjo Frog or Pobblebonk

Limnodynastes dumerili

Southeastern South Australia, Victoria, eastern New South Wales, Tasmania and southeastern Queensland

Striped or Peron's Marsh Frog

Limnodynastes peronii

Eastern NSW and Queensland, Southern Victoria and the South-east of South Australia

Limnodynastes tasmaniensis

NSW, Victoria, Canberra, eastern South Australia, eastern Tasmania, and the southeastern half of Queensland

Northern Banjo Frog or Scarlet-sided Pobblebonk

Limnodynastes terraereginae

Eastern Queensland and northeastern New South Wales, Australia.

*Slender Bleating Tree Frog

Litoria balatus (Split from Litoria dentata)

East coast of Southern Queensland

Litoria ewingi

Southeastern South Australia, Victoria, eastern New South Wales, and Tasmania

Litoria peronii

Southeastern South Australia, parts of Victoria, eastern New South Wales, and south-eastern Qld

Roth's Tree Frog or Northern Laughing Tree Frog

Litoria rothi

Northern WA and the Top End of the NT, east to the Cape York region and then south to near Brisbane, QLD

Desert Tree Frog (Red Tree Frog or Ruddy Treefrog)

Litoria rubella

Northern WA and the Top End of the NT, east to the Cape York region and then south to near Brisbane, QLD

Neobatrachus pictus

Found in the southwest of NSW, western VIC, and southeast of SA.

Nyctimystes infrafrenatus (was ‎Litoria infrafrenata)

Queensland, Australia New Guinea, Indonesia, (introduced into Java)

Mixophyes fasciolatus

Coastal regions of central and northern New South Wales and Southern Queensland

Mixophyes iteratus

Coastal regions of northern New South Wales and Southern Queensland

Platyplectrum ornatum

Northern and eastern Australia, NT, Qld, NSW

Pseudophryne australis

Sydney region and surrounding areas

Pseudophryne bibronii

Southeastern South Australia, Victoria, eastern New South Wales and southeastern Queensland

Ranoidea aurea

Australia (NSW,Vic) (Introduced into New Zealand, New Caledonia and New Hebrides)

Australian Green Tree Frog or Whites Tree Frog

Ranoidea (was Litoria) caerulea or Pelodryas caeruleus

Australia and New Guinea, (feral populations occur in the USA and possibly in New Zealand)

Ranoidea (was Litoria) chloris

Coastal regions of Southeastern Qld and Northeastern NSW

Growling Green-eyed Tree Frog or Fringed Tree Frog

Ranoidea eucnemis

The ranges on the eastern and western sides of the Cape York Peninsula, in QLD

Ranoidea splendida

Found in the far north of WA and NT

Ranoidea raniformis

Southeastern SA, through Victoria and into NSW, Tasmania (Introduced into New Zealand)

Ranoidea wilcoxii

East coast of Australia from Ingham, Queensland to Sydney NSW

Cane Toad (INTRODUCED)

Rhinella marina (was Bufo marinus)

South and mainland Middle America, Introduced into many countries. In Australia, it is found in the northern WA and NT, as well as northern and eastern Queensland, extending into north-eastern NSW

DISTRIBUTION KEY Click on the links below for more information

CI = Christmas Island

CKI = Cocos (Keeling) Island

NSW = New South Wales

NT = Northern Territory

Qld = Queensland

AUSTRALIAN REPTILE PHOTOS AND INFORMATION
Covering Australian Snakes and Lizards, Crocodiles and Turtles

A Selection of
AUSTRALIAN FROGS AND TOADS

Slender Frog
or Northern Whistling Frog

Eastern Banjo Frog
or Pobblebonk

Roth's Tree Frog
or Northern Laughing Tree Frog

Desert Tree Frog
(Red Tree Frog
or Ruddy Treefrog)

Nyctimystes infrafrenatus
(was ‎Litoria infrafrenata)

Queensland, Australia
New Guinea, Indonesia,
(introduced into Java)

Australia (NSW,Vic)
(Introduced into New Zealand, New Caledonia and New Hebrides)

Australian Green Tree Frog
or Whites Tree Frog

Australia and New Guinea,
(feral populations occur in the USA and possibly in New Zealand)

Growling Green-eyed Tree Frog
or Fringed Tree Frog

Cane Toad
(INTRODUCED)

South and mainland Middle America, Introduced into many countries.
In Australia, it is found in the northern WA and NT, as well as northern and eastern Queensland, extending into north-eastern NSW

DISTRIBUTION KEY
Click on the links below for more information

ACT = Australian Capital Territory
(Canberra region only - excludes Jervis Bay Territory)

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Click here for more information about Australian Amphibians

Alcoa Frogwatch WA
Western Australian Museum

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