Geocrinia
victoriana

Limnodynastes
dumerillii

Limnodynastes
peroni

Limnodynastes
tasmaniensis

Litoria
ewingi

Crinia
signifera

Spotted Marsh Frog
 or
Spotted Grass Frog

Limnodynastes tasmaniensis

Frogs
at
Bushy Park Wetlands
in
Melbourne Australia

Class: Amphibia                 Order: Anura
Family: Leptodactylidae      Genus: Limnodynastes.

Description: A slender medium frog with a pale smooth back that has numerous greenish spots. The under surface is smooth and white.

Length: (Adult) Male 35mm, Female 40mm.
Maximum tadpole length 65mm.

Habitat: Cool temperate to tropical grasslands near permanent or temporary water, as in Bushy Park Wetlands.

Distribution: More than 1,000,000 square kilometres from south eastern South Australia, to Victoria, most of Tasmania and New South Wales and up the coast of Queensland to Cairns

Breeding: From August to January the female creates a foam nest 5-8cm across holding up to 1,100 eggs. The tadpoles are dark brown to black with semi-transparent or light grey fins. In south-eastern Australia, they take three to five months to complete their development.

 Spotted Marsh Frog by R & A Williams

Breeding: The male mating call is a "kuk" repeated every 5 seconds and sounds like 2 stones being hit together. Males call from the water's edge.

Updated 21 July 2005

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