An ancient sandy plain formed by the sea in ages past stretches from Jurien to the north of Perth down to Bunbury in the south. The Swan Coastal Plain is made up of deep sandy soils but supports a large number of lakes and swamps.
Eight different species of frogs are commonly found in these habitats, including the Motorbike Frog and Slender Tree Frog - the two main inhabitants of Perth backyard ponds. The Squelching Froglet only occurs in this region.
Popular places to go 'frogging' in the area are Herdsman Lake, Perry Lakes and Piney Lakes, but good populations can be encountered wherever there is an unpolluted waterbody with decent native vegetation.
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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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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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Slender Tree Frog
Litoria adelaidensis
Size - Small
Look For - Green or brown, dark side stripes
Call - A loud grating 'grrrk'
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Squelching Froglet
Crinia insignifera
Size - Small
Look For - Belly with grey spots
Call - A low squelch
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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"