Frog Species Recorded at
Kingfisher Park Birdwatchers Lodge
Tropical North Queensland has a very diverse frog fauna with 27
species endemic to the Wet Tropics rainforest. Some of the frogs
occuring over 500m have declined dramatically since the late 1980's,
in particular stream dwelling frogs. Some of these have been recorded
on the nearby Mt. Lewis. Many other species occur in the region
and are not confined to the rainforest.
Two frog species occuring within the Lodge grounds have recently
been split into three seperate species. The Northern-barred Frog
has been split and it is now Cogger's Frog occuring at the Lodge.the
other species in the split is the Carbine Frog which is found on
Mt. Lewis. Likewise the Lesueur's Frog split has resulted in the
Jungguy Frog being found in the Lodge grounds.
Common Name
Ornate Frog
Desert Froglet
Remote Froglet
Striped Burrowing Frog
Marbled Frog
Striped Marsh Frog
Northern Dwarf Tree Frog
Green Tree Frog
Eastern Dwarf Tree Frog
Jungguy Frog
Dainty Tree Frog
White-Lipped Tree Frog
Peter's Frog
Rocket Frog
Bridle Rocket Frog
Roth's Tree Frog
Red Tree Frog
Rain Frog
Cogger's Frog
Orange-thighed Tree Frog
Cane Toad
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Latin Name
Cophixalus ornatus
Crinia deserticola
Crinia remota
Cyclorana alboguttata
Limnodynastes convexiusculus
Limnodynastes peronii
Litoria bicolor
Litoria caerulea
Litoria fallax
Litoria jungguy
Litoria gracilenta
Litoria infrafrenata
Litoria inermis
Litoria nasuta
Litoria nigrofrenata
Litoria rothi
Litoria rubella
Austrochaperina pluvialis
Mixophyes coggeri
Litoria xanthomera
Bufo marinus
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Names are taken from "Field Gude to the Frogs of Australia"
Revised Ed. (2011). M.J. Tyler & F. Knight
More information on frogs follow these links Frogs
of Australia and Amphibian Research
Centre
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