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The growling grass frog (Ranoidea raniformis), also commonly known as the southern bell frog, warty swamp frog and erroneously as the green frog, is a species of ground-dwelling tree frog native to southeastern Australia, ranging from southern South Australia along the Murray River though Victoria to New South Wales, with populations through Tasmania.
Ranoidea australis, commonly known as the giant frog, ... and grasslands. During the wet season, it is commonly found during the day basking beside breeding sites ...
Breeding occurs throughout the year, with peak calling occurring during the warmer season of the Australian summer between November and March as the males are typically quieter in colder temperatures. [7] [4] Male common mist frogs have been observed to call from rocks and vegetation around streams and creeks . [4]
Lesueur's frog is a moderately large frog; females of this species reach 7 cm (2.8 in), while males reach about 4.5 cm (1.8 in). It ranges from pale to dark brown above, but males in the breeding season become bright yellow. Often, darker patches occur on the back. A dark stripe runs from the snout to the shoulder.
The family of Rhacophoridae (Afroasian tree frogs) has two subfamilies, 14 genera, and a total of 321 species. They are found in Sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar, and South Asia. They are mainly tree frogs. They have intercalary cartilage [6] between their last two phalanges. The phylogenetic tree of Ranoidea and other anurans. [5]
This species of frog is associated with rainforests, wet sclerophyll forests, and woodlands. The call is several long, moaning "aaa-rk" sounds, followed by soft trills. Males call and breeding takes place mostly after rain in temporary ponds, roadside ditches, dams, ponds, and creek offshoots where the water is not flo
The species breeds in temporary water bodies, mainly in the arid zone. The frog can aestivate for months in a burrow while conditions are dry, shedding its skin to form a cocoon, until cyclonic rains fill depressions in the landscape and trigger breeding activity. The females lay large masses of up to 500 eggs.
The motorbike frog (Ranoidea moorei) is a ground-dwelling tree frog of the subfamily Pelodryadinae found in Southwest Australia. [3] Its common name is derived from the male frog's mating call , which sounds similar to a motorbike changing up through gears; it is also known as Moore's frog , [ 1 ] [ 3 ] the western bell frog , western green and ...