moloch05
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Many of the nights at Mission Beach were wet and these were good for frogs. Before the frog pics, though, I will include a few more shots of the Mission Beach area:
... rainforest on the surrounding hills:
... distant view of Dunk and the Family Group of islands:
... South Mission Beach area:
... coconut palms and pandanus on the beach:
... fruiting pandanus:
I found most of the frogs in the Lacey Creek area or along the nearby road. Lacey Creek was severly damaged by Cyclone Larry and there still were many fallen trees in the creek:
Here is a Green-eyed Tree Frog (Litoria genimaculata), a species that I had never before seen. I think that it is nicely marked and it would blend well with the vegetation.
... cryptic posture:
The following frogs were the most numerous species at the moment. I suppose that they are Litoria jungguy but the males were coloured differently to those further north at Daintree and Cape Tribulation.
males:
females:
I think that this is another pale female Litoria jungguy. It gave me a real surprise when it suddenly leapt from a tree onto my leg.
This frog was calling softly from a palm frond that hung over the creek. I don't know what it is. Any ideas? Is it a particularly dark Litoria jungguy or something else?
One of the most common frogs by call was what I think to be an Ornate Nursery Frog (Cophixalus ornatus). These frogs called loudly but they were small and they usually remained hidden at the base of leaves or in cavities on the trunks of trees.
The world's biggest tree frog was here, the Giant or White-lipped Tree Frog (Litoria infrafrenata). I only saw two on this visit but many in May a couple of years ago when there was heavier rainfall at night.
... as discovered. This frog was watching the walkway below and was no doubt ready to pounce on anything edible that walked by.
Regards,
David
... rainforest on the surrounding hills:
... distant view of Dunk and the Family Group of islands:
... South Mission Beach area:
... coconut palms and pandanus on the beach:
... fruiting pandanus:
I found most of the frogs in the Lacey Creek area or along the nearby road. Lacey Creek was severly damaged by Cyclone Larry and there still were many fallen trees in the creek:
Here is a Green-eyed Tree Frog (Litoria genimaculata), a species that I had never before seen. I think that it is nicely marked and it would blend well with the vegetation.
... cryptic posture:
The following frogs were the most numerous species at the moment. I suppose that they are Litoria jungguy but the males were coloured differently to those further north at Daintree and Cape Tribulation.
males:
females:
I think that this is another pale female Litoria jungguy. It gave me a real surprise when it suddenly leapt from a tree onto my leg.
This frog was calling softly from a palm frond that hung over the creek. I don't know what it is. Any ideas? Is it a particularly dark Litoria jungguy or something else?
One of the most common frogs by call was what I think to be an Ornate Nursery Frog (Cophixalus ornatus). These frogs called loudly but they were small and they usually remained hidden at the base of leaves or in cavities on the trunks of trees.
The world's biggest tree frog was here, the Giant or White-lipped Tree Frog (Litoria infrafrenata). I only saw two on this visit but many in May a couple of years ago when there was heavier rainfall at night.
... as discovered. This frog was watching the walkway below and was no doubt ready to pounce on anything edible that walked by.
Regards,
David
