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them calling they were actually sitting in the water these frogs are also known as scarlet sided pobblebonks northern banjo frog this is a recording taken in the front paddock you can here the advertising calls of several frogs the main calls are the eastern sign bearing froglet and the striped rocket frogs which can be heard continually for the entire recording the northern banjo frog can be heard throughout the recording also it is the deeper call that sounds like a bonk sound that is a single note we heard a few common froglets in the front paddock but they were few in number and they were not calling continually like they normally do as mentioned in the last post they can change significantly in numbers with the seasons they seem to like the cooler weather generally i heard one calling from beneath a tree and i found two specimens of frogs under this tree i didn t see either of them calling i am quite sure that the frog below is a common froglet they can be difficult to identify due to the great variation in colour patterning and texture i have seen many common froglets that i have identified on the property as i have located them calling the advertising call is the most reliable way to identify them as they perform a repeated clicking sound this specimen below is extremely similar to all the other common froglets that i have identified here over the last few years common froglet this next photo is the other frog that was found beneath the tree with the presumed common froglet above this appears to be an eastern sign bearing froglet they could be heard calling in very large numbers across the entire paddock we were having real difficulty in locating them though we did not see this frog calling either but one could be heard calling from beneath the tree as well this specimen looks slightly different from other eastern sign bearing froglets that i have positively identified on the property this species of frog can be very hard to distinguish from several species due to the potential differences in colour patterning and texture also i heard no other frogs calling from within the area and no other frogs were sighted so i assume this is a eastern sign bearing froglet as it has many characteristics similar to other specimens eastern sign bearing froglet side view eastern sign bearing froglet from above just before jono and his friend left we decided to go back to where i heard the verreaux s tree frog several months back and where i heard it a few days before we heard it do a part call but it didn t continue to call it was in an area of long grass so it wasn t worth digging through hoping to find it as it stopped calling we didn t want to go in without having a more precise location so we didn t stand on it i played the keferstein s tree frog call to ensure that the frogs we could hear were definitely red tree frogs i find this the best way to ensure which call i am listening to by comparing the advertising call with one i can hear with a recording the frogs we could hear were red tree frogs much to our surprise the main frog that jono was hoping to see called out it was the keferstein s tree frog it responded to the keferstein s tree frog call that i played the keferstein s tree frogs look very similar to the desert tree frog but the keferstein s tree frog has the darker markings on its back even if they are extremely faint this individual s markings were quite obvious compared to some others i have seen on the property keferstein s tree frog the markings on the back of this keferstein s tree frog were obvious another specimen of the numerous striped marsh frogs that were sighted all around the property definitely the most common frog of the night they would number in the thousands across the entire 45 acre property striped marsh frog after jono left i decided i would walk across to the little island in the middle of the creeks where the tyler s tree frogs and the peron s tree frogs call from and breed i was wanting to get a photo of the tyler s tree frog for the season i found them but they were high up in the tree i only had my close up lens on my camera so this is the best photo i could manage i will have to try and get a better photo of them in the coming weeks tyler s tree frog four metres up the tree while i was walking back towards the shallow part of the creek to cross back this eastern sign bearing froglet was calling from a piece of bark that was floating on the water s edge this specimen is what the typical eastern sign bearing froglets look like on my property i can say definitively that this is an eastern sign bearing froglet as i saw it calling eastern sign bearing froglet from above side view of the same eastern sign bearing froglet this is the most species that i have found in a given night on the property or anywhere for that matter anywhere i have travelled around australia all of these species have been recorded here before but i have not seen them all on one night or even within a week i am extremely lucky to be able to see and or hear 19 species in a few hours within my own backyard this is why i am pleased that i was able to purchase the property a few months ago to help protect it and continue to improve it over the coming years for a variety of wildlife more pics and updates when more frogs are photographed and recorded posted by ashley keune at 3 26 am 4 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels common froglet eastern sign bearing froglet great barred frog keferstein s tree frog large toadlet northern banjo frog ornate burrowing frog peron s tree frog red tree frog roth s tree frog sunday march 30 2014 the rain finally arrives 14 species sighted heard on my property in one night this week the rain finally arrived over the 3 days my property had 401 mm with all that rain the dams and creeks have filled and overflowed so the front of the property is once again under water a frog s heaven i was a little concerned that few frogs had been calling for the first two nights after the rain but on the third night they appeared again in decent numbers i have noticed a decline in numbers of many species so far hopefully the numbers of each species improves as the rain continues over the coming weeks the roth s tree frogs have been sighted regularly on the veranda of the house over the last few months they picked a good spot on the top rafter to watch the flooding unfold i can t believe the colour variation between all three of these specimens one is very pale cream with a couple of darker markings one has several darker markings and one has a very mottled appearance in fact it looks very similar to the peron s tree frogs on the property the roth s tree frogs watching the rain from the veranda great colour variation between all three roth s tree frogs roth s tree frogs have the upper half of the iris red and the lower half silver some of the roth s tree frogs on the veranda the green tree frogs have increased in numbers over the last few years most nights now between four and eight can be seen on the verandas this specimen below is my favourite it is the biggest of the lot at about 85mm in length green tree frog front view of the big green tree frog after getting away from the veranda i made my way down to the dam the first or should i say one of the many initial frogs i heard was the spotted marsh frogs this is one of the first times i have seen them in this area usually they are confined to an area of the front paddock spotted marsh frog calling this is a recording of the spotted marsh frog s advertising call i was really happy to hear green tree frogs in the bush calling out as well i could hear them in two distinct locations well away from each other this is the first time i have heard them any real distance from man made structures here to be honest it is only the second time ever i have seen them away from man made structures one of the green tree frogs sighted in the bush the green tree frog pictured above was heading towards the area where several green tree frogs were calling from this is a recording of the advertising call of the green tree frogs you can also hear all the graceful or dainty tree frogs calling out as well many graceful tree frogs or dainty tree frogs were calling out usually they don t call for long after the rain stops falling so i was lucky to get a recording of them as the rain had stopped several hours prior to me obtaining a photo and recording there has been a noticeable decline in their numbers so far this could change though over the coming weeks if the rain continues they seemed to be limited to smaller sections of the property where some water was still present or recently dried up usually they could be heard over the entire property during or just after rain during a normal wet season the long drought may have effected their numbers and distribution within the property dainty tree frog dainty tree frogs are also known as graceful tree frogs eastern dwarf tree frogs were common over the whole property as well it was noticeable though compared to other years that the numbers of these has also seemed to have declined eastern dwarf tree frog striped marsh frogs were very common many could be seen hopping around in the grass and many hundreds could be heard in the water they were breeding in huge numbers and spawn was very common in where they were calling in a few places the noise was deafening one of the numerous striped marsh frogs this is a recording of the advertising call of hundreds of striped marsh frogs individually the sound is very different from this a couple of dainty tree frogs can also be heard throughout this recording across one of the creeks that loops around where the island forms during flooding the tyler s tree frogs and peron s tree frogs could be heard about three tyler s tree frogs could be heard and about seven peron s tree frogs it is amazing that each year these two species arrive back in this small area within a few days of flooding rain i didn t obtain any photos as the water was too deep to be wading through when it wasn t essential it was about 1 2 metres deep but it was flowing within a few days it will be low enough to walk though at about 80 centimetres when it stops flowing i could also hear verreaux s tree frogs calling out from the island i have only seen one individual here before but it has an obvious call i was pleased as there were two individuals calling out it was directly across the creek from where i had sighted the specimen last year these red tree frogs or desert tree frogs were sighted near the house this is common as usually they are all seen around the ponds shed and house during the drought many approximately 30 plus a few keferstein s tree frogs had moved into the water tanks during a normal wet season they would be always seen around the house i am pleased to say that only two were seen around man made structures so far since the rain most were sighted around the creeks floodways and around the dams a red tree frog enjoying some water in the rain gauge this red tree frog or desert tree frog was on the veranda one of the many red tree frogs on the edge of the creek this is a recording of the advertising call of the red tree frog the eastern dwarf tree frogs can also be heard calling striped rocket frogs were sighted in large numbers i was hoping to see some of the broad palmed rocket frogs in the areas where they are usually seen but i was unable to locate any in the places where the broad palmed rocket frogs are seen numerous striped rocket frogs were spotted hopefully the others will show over the coming weeks the striped rocket frogs seem to push the broad palmed rocket frogs into a smaller area each season striped rocket frog calling striped rocket frog from above this common froglet was sighted easily as i approached the dam this was the quickest that i have found one as i heard it calling i moved in and it continued to call usually as you approach they stop calling and move to a new location many could be heard around the dam the eastern sign bearing froglet seemed to be much more prolific than the common froglet at this stage as the seasons change the numbers of these two froglets can change significantly during a good wet season so this may not be due to the drought i could hear many of these calling out during the day in the front paddock as i left even though i could hear many more i was unable to locate an eastern sign bearing froglet to obtain a photo tonight common froglet a common froglet calling also known as a clicking froglet some more pictures of the numerous eastern dwarf tree frogs an eastern dwarf tree frog on the sedge in the dam a pair of eastern dwarf tree frogs in amplexus an eastern dwarf tree frog calling from a lily pad another eastern dwarf tree frog calling from a lily pad another dainty tree fog calling this specimen and many others were near the other green tree frogs that were calling out in the bush dainty tree frog this is a clearer but softer recording of the dainty tree frogs performing their advertisement call there were not as many present in this area so you can hear the call more clearly one of the many hundreds of striped marsh frogs that were breeding in the creeks striped marsh frog i was really happy to see and hear one of my favourite frogs again the great barred frogs i could hear them as soon as i walked outside their call carries a long way and is very distinct they are a very predictable frog they always appear a few days after flooding in the creeks and they are always within a 50 metre stretch of the same riverbank i found about four tonight but could hear many others great barred frog as i was walking away from where the great barred frogs are located i saw a huge frog jump by me i thought it was a large great barred frog by the size but it was in fact a female wilcox s frog it is the largest specimen i have ever seen it was an easy 7 centimetres in length i didn t realise they grew so big within a few minutes i sighted another female nearly as big i didn t locate any males all night a large female wilcox s frog the same female wilcox s frog from above the other large female wilcox s frog in the front paddock i found many spotted marsh frogs this is the area where they are more common when i first spotted this specimen i thought i had found the salmon striped frog again on my property i have many people doubt that i have ever sighted them here and some believe me but are sceptical luckily i have photographic evidence unfortunately this was not one i thought it was as it was quite large compared to the normal spotted marsh frogs and the orange stripes were very distinct also the body shape seemed more arched like the salmon striped frog usually the spotted marsh frogs sit flatter on the ground a salmon striped frog has another orange line coming out from the back groin up the belly which this frog lacked which is the most dis...