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| Tree frog |
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| And a cane toad |
According to the Wet Tropics Management, there are about 54/212 of the Australian frog species living in the Wet Tropics which encompasses the Daintree National Park. Unfortunately, we also have the introduced cane toad. Male frogs call for females with a call that is specific to each species so frogs are easy to identify even if you can’t see them. FrogID, sponsored by the Australian Museum, collects frog calls recorded by citizen scientists and is preparing a database of the species and distribution of frogs in Australia.
Graceful Tree Frog (Litoria gracilenta)
This pretty green frog is found along the east coast from Cooktown, Qld to Gosford, NSW. It has a monotonous call that can be heard throughout the rainy season. Its distinguishing feature is a yellow line extending from each nostril and over each eye.
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| Graceful tree frog Graceful tree frog calling |
Orange-thighed Tree Frog (Litoria xanthomera)
This frog is endemic to the Wet Tropics and calls throughout the monsoon season. It has a harsh call that ends in delicious little trills.
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| Orange-thighed tree frog |
White-lipped Tree Frog (Litoria infrafrenata)
Found on Cape York and down through the Wet Tropics to Townsville, this is our biggest frog. It lives in the forest and in the mangroves.
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| White-lipped Tree Frog |
Fry’s Frog (Austrochaperina fryi)
Endemic to a small area of the Wet Tropics, this is a tiny frog. The males guard the eggs in leaf litter on the rainforest floor and little froglets hatch - no tadpoles swimming in water. Often heard calling but I have yet to see one.
fry’s frog - amphibiaweb.org
Fry’s frog calling along with the sound of rain and crickets
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