FROGS (AMPHIBIANS) OF MAGNETIC ISLAND

Magnetic Island hosts diverse habitats where frogs can thrive. From season streams to backyard ponds, the sound of our amphibians at the start of the wet season can be deafening, as they emerge to find their mates for the breeding season. The following are the species that have been observed on Magnetic Island.

For more information on each of the species below, including conservation status and sound recordings, visit frogid.net.au

Bumpy rocket frog
(Litoria inermis)

(Photo: Stephen Mahony, Frogid.net.au)

Cane toad (introduced)
(Rhinella marina)

(Photo: Anders Zimny)

Common green treefrog
(Litoria caerulea)

(Photo: Anders Zimny)

Desert treefrog (or Ruddy treefrog/Little red treefrog)
(Litoria rubella)

(Photo: Anders Zimny)

Eastern sedge frog
(Litoria fallax)

(Photo: Anders Zimny)

Eastern stoney creek frog/Common stoney creek frog
(Litoria wilcoxii)

(Photo: Anders Zimny)

Graceful treefrog
(Litoria gracilenta)

(Photo: Jodi Rowley, frogid.net.au)

Green stripe frog
(Cyclorana alboguttata)

(Photo: Stephen Mahony, frogid.net.au)

Mimic Toadelt/Mimicking gungen
(Uperoleia mimula)

(Photo: Anders Zimny)

Northern laughing treefrog
(Litoria rothii)

(Photo: Jodi Rowley, frogid.net.au)

Northern sedge frog
(Litoria bicolour)

(Photo: Anders Zimny)

Ornate burrowing frog
(Platyplectrum ornatum)

(Photo: Anders Zimny)

Spotted grass frog
(Limnodynastes convexiusculus)

(Photo: Shane Black, frogid.net.au)

Stony creek frog
(Litoria wilcoxii)

(Photo: Scott Elipper, frogs.org.au)

Striped march frog
(Limnodynastes peronii)

(Photo: Jodi Rowley, frogid.net.au)

Striped rocket frog
(Litoria nasuta)

(Photo: Jodi Rowley, frogid.net.au)

Superb collared frog
(Cyclorana brevipes)

(Photo: Jodi Rowley, frogs.org.au)

White-lipped treefrog
(Litoria infrafrenata)

(Photo: Jodi Rowley, frogid.net.au)

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