insectovor
Well-Known Member
On Monday night, a good friend and I decided to go frogging. It had been raining here in Brissie for a few days and this would be an excellent chance to see some frogs that normally hide during the day. We asked permission to go frogging on a property west of Brisbane and loaded with torches and containers we went out. As soon as it got really dark the call of the eastern sedge frog was heard in large numbers and it didn't take long before we saw a male sitting on a leave with its vocal sac fully inflated. After a walk outside we wandered into some of the many green houses this property has got. After hearing the call of a cane toad we were searching for the location. All of a sudden we were surprised with a stony creek frog (litoria leseurii) in full mating out fit (yellow). Totally taken by it's beauty we did not realise yet,that we were surrounded by at least 10 males as we discovered after a few minutes. We watched them for ages and then we discovered a beautifull female. She looked like she was gonna pop eggs any moment. We decided to leave the intimate process and wander further around the property. Not many other frogs were spotted ,but Cane toads yes!! We collected about 55 specimens wich consisted of 40 females and 15 males. All of the females were gigantic. In the back of my head I was thinking what great pets these cane toads would make. But quickly I came to the realisation that these cane toads are no good to the aussie enviroment. So these humble and well fed cane toads had to come to their final destination that night. The freezer room.
They are now known as the "sleeping cane toads"
They are now known as the "sleeping cane toads"