I'd really like to know the species, just out of curiosity. The last couple of years we've noticed frogs singing in the evening where we hadn't really before for a long time. We're either doing something right or they're fast running out of habitat and have to take what they can get... or both I suppose.
I have no idea if this frog is one of the 'locals'. They all make the same repetitive regular rythmic call, much like a cicada might... only 'froggier' lol it's definately not a Motorbike frog as far as I have heard... although I did just find this pic... which is a young motorbike frog...
I've tried Googling 'frogs WA' to see what this frog is and have narrowed it down to two frogs, but I'm not sure... Spotted Thigh(ed) Frog seems most likely..?
Eta the black is just a bit of garden on the frog. :) Perhaps this one's still a juvenile and his/her colours will come through completely soon? I found this pic and think it's the closest I've seen so far but there's no name to the pic in terms of what kind of frog it is. Apologies for the blurry pic.
Either way I am rapt the frogs are here!
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Just to let you know, you're not supposed to take frog spawn and relocate it....
On the surface it seems a stupid and unfair law, but there are several reasons why...
one important one though is that there is a water-borne disease/virus thing (I forget it's name) that is destroying frogs all over Australia (basically it causes genetic abnormalities, so you get thing like tadpoles not growing legs when they grow into frogs... or they just die before they make it to frog stage).... and it's transmitted via water. So if a pond has it, if the frogs stay in that pond, it's contained..... if people remove frog spawn or frogs from an infected place (and there is no way to tell if it's infected other than testing the water), then the disease spreads into other water sources, and from there infects more frogs.
Not sure what frog that is though - but it's cute! :D
eta thanks for that Obsi. They were living in a backyard pool and ended up in a child's paddling pool, but what you said makes sense.
PS I am Googling but if you have a direct link to the law/general direction (wonder if it's different per state or is Cth legn) that would be great. Cheers :)
The disease Obsi is talking about is called Chytrid fungus. More info here: http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/animals/frogchytridfungus.htm
Unreal that you have frogs in your yard.
Have you seen the great WA frog finder website?
http://frogwatch.museum.wa.gov.au/
Hey thanks for the disease link Tricia. Will go and have a look.
Yes, found the museum site - the kids love hearing the frog calls esp the motorbike one - cracks them up!
Still not sure that I can choose from there which frog - matches the markings of the motorbike frog but not the noise.
Nevermind - happy to have the frogs regardless :)
:)
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