Image Gallery: Ground-dwelling Frogs

Ground-dwelling frogs (Family Myobatrachidae) can vary greatly in both form and behaviour, but are often quite cryptic and hard to find. Two Sydney residents, the Common Eastern Froglet and the Giant Barred Frog are representative of this group of frogs.

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Crucifix Frog, Notaden bennetti Crucifix Frog, Notaden bennetti
Brown Toadlet, Pseudophryne bibronii Brown Toadlet, Pseudophryne bibronii
Common Eastern Froglet, Crinia signifera Common Eastern Froglet, Crinia signifera
Giant Barred Frog, Mixophyes fasciolatus Giant Barred Frog, Mixophyes fasciolatus
Giant Burrowing Frog, Heleioporus australiacus Giant Burrowing Frog, Heleioporus australiacus
Haswell's Froglet, Paracrinia haswelli Haswell's Froglet, Paracrinia haswelli
Red-crowned Toadlet, Pseudophryne australis Red-crowned Toadlet, Pseudophryne australis
Fletcher's Frog, Lechriodus fletcheri Fletcher's Frog, Lechriodus fletcheri
Smooth Toadlet, Uperoleia laevigata Smooth Toadlet, Uperoleia laevigata
Tyler's Toadlet, Uperoleia tyleri Tyler's Toadlet, Uperoleia tyleri
Striped Marsh Frog, Limnodynastes peroni Striped Marsh Frog, Limnodynastes peroni
Tusked Frog, Adelotus brevis Tusked Frog, Adelotus brevis
Spotted Marsh Frog Life cycle Spotted Marsh Frog Life cycle