Doing a bit of pruning today and general pondering around the bench.
Found this little guy lerking around
Named after tgward’s post, this guy is not so scary
Anyone know what type of frog he is?
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Re: No so scary native
It’s called a ‘lucky frog’ ... lucky it doesn’t live near tgward’s joint.
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Re: No so scary native
Not a lot of diagnostics to work with there.. but Litoria tyleri is a fair shot in my view.
Lots of common names... and, like all frogs, hugely variable colour and pattern.
The ‘star’ pattern in the iris is a nice diagnostic to look for. The ‘laughing’ call is another.
Lots of common names... and, like all frogs, hugely variable colour and pattern.
The ‘star’ pattern in the iris is a nice diagnostic to look for. The ‘laughing’ call is another.
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I just looked at how many frogs are around the area... wow yeah probably needed to take a few more photo but he was a little camera shy
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Re: No so scary native
It is a tree frog by the pads on the feet so Litoria is a good start for the genus and should narrow the range quite a lot. Just check and see which Litoria species occur in your area. I think we only have one of them down here - Litoria perroni but ours look quite different to yours. Dave sound like he knows what he's talking about so try following his leads.
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Found another little guy hanging around the bench today.
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That little guy has a smug little smile. Looks like he’s leaning on his forearm ... reasonably happy in the sun.
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Almost definite it's a perons tree frog.
Next time ones walking around see if it's got a yellow and black pattern tight between its rear legs. Can be pretty hard to spot though!
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Next time ones walking around see if it's got a yellow and black pattern tight between its rear legs. Can be pretty hard to spot though!
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