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24-Oct-04, 11:00 PM
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Hey,
Nearly ran this poor little critter over coming into my drive way this evening...
Anybody know what species it is? I don't have any good frog ID books handy, but i have seen them around here before so i suspect they are fairly common. |
24-Oct-04, 11:46 PM
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a toad, lol. the last pics really looks like one. |
25-Oct-04, 03:44 AM
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A pic of it sitting on a mirror so you can see its belly and/or veiw of its inner thigh would be very helpful for id (as with any frog) . going by the toepads its arboreal or semi arboreal. hoe long is it snout to vent? when constricted (bright light) does the iris go vertical or horizontal? All i can say is, its a frog, not a toad. :wink:
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25-Oct-04, 07:31 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jan-03 Location: Sydney, NSW | | | | RE: ID this frog (if u can)
If you think thats a toad you must have problems!!
It id definatly a member of the genus Litoria. It is very difficult to give an accurate identification without more photos showing the critical feature, like belly, back legs etc. Where did you find it and what waas its size??
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25-Oct-04, 07:48 AM
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looks a bit like litoria jerviensis [jervis bay tree frog] but your a bit far north, unless its an escaped pet? really hard to id without looking at hind leg/ inner thighs, vent etc. then again, you say youve seen the same species before? not likely jerviensis then. did it change color? possibly an odd colored litoria dentata [bleating tree frog/keferstein's tree frog. did you hear it call? calls can help with id too. :wink:
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25-Oct-04, 08:41 AM
|  | Badonkadonk Bandit Subscriber | Join Date: Jun-03 Location: Nikonia Gender:  | | | Litoria Peroni  : |
25-Oct-04, 09:13 AM
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Originally Posted by nuthn2do Litoria Peroni : | Thats my thought, a Perons tree frog. You can't win em all  |
25-Oct-04, 09:47 AM
| | Suspended | Join Date: Mar-04 Location: Brisbane | | | | Emerald Spotted Tree Frog (Litoria peronii) |
25-Oct-04, 09:54 AM
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Originally Posted by AGAMIDAE Emerald Spotted Tree Frog (Litoria peronii) | http://www.ausemade.com.au/group/f/f...oriaperoni.htm
You're wrong! :wink: It's a Maniacal Cackle Frog for sure!  |
25-Oct-04, 10:03 AM
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Originally Posted by moosenoose | No way mate I have 3 down stairs....cackling away |
25-Oct-04, 10:04 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Nov-03 Location: Melbourne, Australia Gender: | | | lol Okay you win! :wink: |
25-Oct-04, 11:14 AM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-03 Location: Cairns | | | | Damn, I was gonna say peron's tree frog too.
You can tell by the cross pattern on the eye.
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25-Oct-04, 11:23 AM
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25-Oct-04, 11:35 AM
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Originally Posted by moosenoose | flipping scarey stuff.... |
25-Oct-04, 12:43 PM
| | Suspended | Join Date: Mar-04 Location: sydney | | | Sorry fellas, i gotta disagree, the tympanum of this one is quite distinct unlike peroni, quite a bit larger too, although its difficult to accuratly determin size. Peroni does come well within the range tho. the mystery frog dosent appear to have webbing between the toes, going by the pic, whereas peroni does. Im trying to id this froggy now out of sheer curiosity! 
On the other hand, it may be a perons, heres a pic i found looks closer, cant really see the belly of mystery frog tho. http://www.fats.org.au/frogs/frogs/lperonii.html
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