Fourteen species of frogs are found commonly along streams and in the many small swamps and dams along the Darling Range behind Perth. All of these species breed during the wetter months in autumn and winter and continuing to spring.
Endemic to this region is the large Hooting Frog, and all five species of Heleioporus can be found here.
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Bleating Froglet
Crinia pseudinsignifera
Size - Small
Look For - Belly with grey spots
Call - A warbly 'baaa…baaa…baaa'
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Crawling Toadlet
Pseudophryne guentheri
Size - Small
Look For - Short arms and legs, crawls
Call - A short sharp grating rasp
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Hooting Frog
Heleioporus barycragus
Size - Large
Look For - Robust build, yellow spots on side
Call - An owl-like 'hoot'
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Humming Frog
Neobatrachus pelobatoides
Size - Medium
Look For - Vertical pupils, thin red centre line
Call - A prolonged hum or trill
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Moaning Frog
Heleioporus eyrei
Size - Medium
Look For - Brown and grey back, yellow spots on sides
Call - A low rising moan
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Motorbike Frog
Litoria moorei
Size - Large
Look For - Green, brown and gold back
Call - Like a motorbike changing gears
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Quacking Frog
Crinia georgiana
Size - Small-medium
Look For - Red or gold eyelids, barred legs
Call - Like a duck's "quack"
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Rattling or Clicking Froglet
Crinia glauerti
Size - Small
Look For - Belly lumpy with black and white patchwork
Call - A drawn-out rattle
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Sand Frog
Heleioporus psammophilus
Size - Medium
Look For - Body with grey and brown mottling
Call - A high-pitched rapid 'put...put...put'
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Slender Tree Frog
Litoria adelaidensis
Size - Small
Look For - Green or brown, dark side stripes
Call - A loud grating 'grrrk'
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Ticking Frog
Geocrinia leai
Size - Small
Look For - Dark back with smooth pale green belly
Call - A 'tk...tk...tk'
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Turtle Frog
Myobatrachus gouldii
Size - Small to medium
Look For - Tiny head on wide flat body, loose-fitting skin
Call - A deep croak
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Western Banjo Frog
Limnodynastes dorsalis
Size - Large
Look For - Robust build, stripe through eye, pale line on back
Call - A single very loud "bonk"
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Western Spotted Frog
Heleioporus albopunctatus
Size - Large
Look For - Round shape, white or yellow spots on brown body
Call - A soft 'coo...coo...coo'
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Whooping Frog
Heleioporus inornatus
Size - Large
Look For - Round body, plain rich red colour
Call - 'whoop! whoop! whoop!'