on 13-11-2022 10:02 PM
The Australian Museum’s Herpetology department is working closely with Australian Registry of Wildlife Health and government biosecurity and environment agencies to understand the scale of the mass frog deaths across Australia, leading the research to understand the likely causes.
If you observe a sick or dead frog, please email your observation (including photos and location information, if possible) to the Australian Museum’s FrogID team at calls@frogid.net.au who are helping respond to the outbreak.
We have been listening to a frog living in next door's fountain for a number of weeks now.
I have identified it as a Pobblebonk (Yep, that's right) Commonly called an Eastern Banjo Frog, because it sounds like a banjo when you pluck a string.
We call him Jeremiah (not my vid) -
I will be submitting the recording tomorrow.
13-11-2022 10:38 PM - edited 13-11-2022 10:40 PM
Sounds fascinating. I want to hear this recording.
There might be some frogs at the nearby lake/reserve.
The most fascinating frogs I have ever seen (but not in person) are the chocolate frogs (the cocoa frog) of Suriname.
on 14-11-2022 04:14 AM
I often listen to frogs on my white noise machine. They are lovely!
on 14-11-2022 03:03 PM
Have an abundance of Eastern Banjo Frogs,
in the garden and all around.
Had a Striped Marsh Frog in the shower recess for a few weeks,
despite putting it back in the garden,
it somehow made it's way back in again.
Have also spotted a few small Green Frogs,
whilst gardening,unsure what there called.
With all the rain,i reckon they'd be making a resurgence.
Exodus 8 ESV?
on 14-11-2022 09:32 PM
I absolutely love frogs. I can hear frogs croaking outside right now. We’ve had a carp load of rain, with a lot of water sitting around. The frogs and ducks have moved in on lake janeababe 😂
on 15-11-2022 09:28 PM
I absolutely love frogs. I can often hear them in the creek behind my place, but I've never seen them. The tadpoles are black, so assuming the frogs are too. I love going down and standing on the bridge and hear them calling (I'm assuming for a mate).
My all time favourite frogs are the green tree frogs. Sadly, I don't think we get them where I live, but I love them. I remember as a kid seeing them on the banana trees at my great uncle's banana plantation between Coffs Harbour and Nambucca Heads. I also used to see them where I grew up in Newcastle. I don't live there anymore.