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Frogs

One of the factors that allowed the transition from water to land was the development of specialised skin. The skin of a frog is more than just a covering. It is used for a number of important biological functions.

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Frog life cycle

Frog life cycle

Frog life cycle

Ground-dwelling Frogs: Family Myobatrachidae

Find out more about Australia's ground-dwelling frogs.

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Ground-dwelling Frogs: Family Myobatrachidae

Ground-dwelling Frogs: Family Myobatrachidae

Ground-dwelling Frogs: Family Myobatrachidae

Tree Frogs: Family Hylidae

Find out more about Australia's tree frogs.

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Tree Frogs - Family Hylidae

Tree Frogs - Family Hylidae

Tree Frogs - Family Hylidae

Cane toads

Cane toads are amphibians that are not native to Australia.

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Australian frogs

Australian frogs

Australian frogs

Frogs in the Australian Museum Collection

The Herpetology Collection contains an amphibian collection that is extensive in its coverage of species at both at a national and broader Australasian level, and contains representatives of frog species that have recently become extinct in eastern Australia.

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