Western Australian Frog Species

The following is the list of the frogs that have been recorded in Western Australia.  The list is based on the field guide by M.J. Tyler, L.A. Smith & R.E. Johnstone, Frogs of Western Australia, Revised Edition, Western Australian Museum, 2000.

The 39 species marked with the symbol § are endemic to Western Australia.  I have seen the species marked in bold in Western Australia.  I have some photographs of some Western Australian frogs.

Arenophryne rotunda § Sandhill Frog
   
Crinia bilingua Bilingual Froglet
Crinia georgiana § Quacking Frog
Crinia glauerti Glauert's Froglet / Clicking Froglet
Crinia insignifera § Squelching Froglet
Crinia pseudinsignifera § Bleating Froglet
Crinia subinsignifera § South Coast Froglet
   
Cyclorana australis Giant Frog
Cyclorana cryptotis Hidden-ear Frog
Cyclorana cultripes Knife-footed Frog
Cyclorana longipes Long-footed Frog
Cyclorana maini Main's Frog
Cyclorana platycephala Water-holding Frog
Cyclorana vagitus Wailing Frog
   
Geocrinia alba § White-bellied Frog
Geocrinia leai § Lea's Frog
Geocrinia lutea § Nornalup Frog
Geocrinia rosea § Roseate Frog
Geocrinia vitellina § Yellow-bellied Frog
   
Heleioporus albopunctatus § Western Spotted Frog
Heleioporus barycragus § Hooting Frog
Heleioporus eyrei § Moaning Frog
Heleioporos inornatus § Whooping Frog
Heleioporus psammophilus § Sand Frog
   
Limnodynastes convexiusculus Marbled Frog
Limnodynastes depressus Flat-headed Frog
Limnodynastes dorsalis § Banjo Frog / Pobblebonk Frog
Limnodynastes ornatus Ornate Frog
Limnodynastes spenceri Spencer's Frog
Limnodynastes tasmaniensis (introduced) Spotted Grass Frog
   
Litoria adelaidensis § Slender Tree Frog
Litoria bicolor Northern Dwarf Tree Frog
Litoria caerulea Green Tree Frog
Litoria cavernicola § Cave-dwelling Frog
Litoria coplandi Copland's Rock Frog
Litoria cyclorhyncha § Spotted-thighed Frog
Litoria dahlii Dahl's Aquatic Frog
Litoria inermis Peter's Frog
Litoria meiriana Rockhole Frog
Litoria microbelos Javelin Frog
Litoria moorei § Motorbike Frog / Western Bell Frog
Litoria nasuta Rocket Frog
Litoria pallida Pale Frog
Litoria rothii Roth's Tree Frog
Litoria rubella Desert Tree Frog
Litoria splendida Magnificent Tree Frog
Litoria tornieri Tornier's Frog
Litoria wotjulumensis Wotjulum Frog
   
Megistolotis lignarius Woodworker Frog
   
Metacrinia nichollsi § Nicholl's Toadlet
   
Myobatrachus gouldii § Turtle Frog
   
Neobatrachus albipes § White-footed Trilling Frog
Neobatrachus aquilonius Northern Burrowing Frog
Neobatrachus centralis Desert Trilling Frog
Neobatrachus fulvus § Tawny Trilling Frog
Neobatrachus kunapalari § Kunapalari Frog
Neobatrachus pelobatoides § Humming Frog
Neobatrachus sutor Shoemaker Frog
Neobatrachus wilsmorei § Wilsmore's Frog
   
Notaden melanoscaphus Northern Spadefoot
Notaden nichollsi Desert Spadefoot
Notaden weigeli § Weigel's Spadefoot
   
Pseudophryne douglasi § Douglas' Toadlet
Pseudophryne guentheri § Gunther's Toadlet
Pseudophryne occidentalis Western Toadlet
   
Spicospina flammocaerulea § Sunset Frog
   
Uperoleia aspera § Derby Toadlet
Uperoleia borealis Northern Toadlet
Uperoleia crassa § Fat Toadlet
Uperoleia glandulosa § Glandular Toadlet
Uperoleia lithomoda Stonemason's Toadlet
Uperoleia marmorata § Marbled Toadlet
Uperoleia micromeles Tanami Toadlet
Uperoleia minima § Small Toadlet
Uperoleia mjobergi § Mjoberg's Toadlet
Uperoleia russelli § Russell's Toadlet
Uperoleia talpa  § Mole Toadlet
Uperoleia trachyderma Blacksoil Toadlet
   

Rob Davis has produced some excellent information about the frogs of Western Australia on his Western Wildlife web site.

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