Where's Wally?

Watto · Post by **Watto** » February 25th, 2012, 3:04 pm

Hi. I have a slanting English Elm that I have posted here previously. It has two holes through the trunk and they need a clean out occasionally - to keep the spiders at bay. Anyway, today I checked the holes and one was "full". I took a couple of photos but I am not 100% sure what it is, but I think it's a small frog. It needs to be small as the holes are less than 1cm in diameter.
If anyone has any other suggestions, please let me know.
I have left the photo size a bit larger than I normally have them so you can get a better look at my new best friend.

toohey · Post by **toohey** » February 25th, 2012, 3:16 pm

Could also be a skink, but looks like a frog- it looks cute

bodhidharma · Post by **bodhidharma** » February 25th, 2012, 4:01 pm

You should charge him rent Watto.

Watto · Post by **Watto** » February 25th, 2012, 5:03 pm

They tell me frogs are rich and skinks are poor, so I'm just trying to work out how much to charge????
Ha ha ha.

Joel · Post by **Joel** » February 25th, 2012, 5:16 pm

I think it looks like a young Perons Tree Frog (Litoria peroni). Heres a photo of a young one: http://enhs.org.au/?p=501

Have you heard this sound in the afternoon of warm days and through the night? Click on the "hear it now" icon in the Calling section.
http://frogs.org.au/frogs/species/Litoria/peroni/

Joel

Watto · Post by **Watto** » February 25th, 2012, 5:57 pm

Thanks Joel, we do here a sound similar to that of a night.
We have what we call our "frog pond" in a garden close to where the bonsai are housed and today I took a photo of some activity in the pond. I don't know anything about frogs (except I like them) so maybe you could help to identify this one? I know its a tough ask!
It would be much appreciated.
I was told many years ago that frogs are a barometer of the environment so I was keen to supply a fairly natual setting where frogs may live, but the success rate has only been very average, but maybe the tide has turned?

Watto · Post by **Watto** » February 26th, 2012, 7:32 am

I might take up nature photography, that pond looks good?

Greth · Post by **Greth** » February 26th, 2012, 7:45 am

My frog pond is a recycled bathtub, behind a retaining wall so it is sorta underground and stays cool. Absolutely full of frogs now, despite having two tadpole eating goldfish. Experimenting with a large (1m high) aquarium in the shadehouse to hold water plants, if it seems to work will try some fish in there too. I have a lump of wood as a 'lizard ladder' to stop the lizards from dropping in and drowning, which they try fairly often.
You got a darling little resident in your treehole, and will keep the spiders away, dont charge him rent!

Joel · Post by **Joel** » February 26th, 2012, 9:06 am

Hi Watto,

That is a tree frog of some description (you can tell by the "pads" on the toes). I don't think it is a perons tree frog as they often turn a pinkish colour when as they loose their tail. Try to grab some pics as it emerges if you want me to give another crack at it!

Joel

Watto · Post by **Watto** » March 12th, 2012, 8:08 pm

Joel - two and a half weeks of rain and I haven't seen a frog since, although I still hear them each night.
Greth - you have convinced me, no rent.

Hornet · Post by **Hornet** » March 12th, 2012, 9:38 pm

i'm guessing its a skink, Lampropholis delicata or L guichentoi. The head is too narrow to be a frog from what i can see in that pic

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