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Eastern Dwarf Treefrog (Litoria fallax), Central Coast NSW © Michael Doe

Central Coast Frogs

Central Coast FrogsEastern Dwarf Treefrog (Litoria fallax)

The Central Coast is home to a number of frog species, including the following speciemens that have been observed there.

Litoria fallax
Eastern Dwarf Treefrog (Litoria fallax), Central Coast NSW © Michael Doe
Eastern Dwarf Treefrog (Litoria fallax), Central Coast NSW © Michael Doe
  • Scientific Classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Chordata
  • Subphylum: Vertebrata
  • Informal: Gnathostomata
  • Class: Amphibia
  • Subclass: Lissamphibia
  • Order: Anura
  • Family: Pelodryadidae
  • Genus: Litoria
  • Species: Litoria fallax
Heleioporus australiacus
Giant Burrowing Frog (Heleioporus australiacus), Patonga NSW © Michael Doe
Giant Burrowing Frog (Heleioporus australiacus), Patonga NSW © Michael Doe
  • Scientific Classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Chordata
  • Subphylum: Vertebrata
  • Informal: Gnathostomata
  • Class: Amphibia
  • Subclass: Lissamphibia
  • Order: Anura
  • Family: Limnodynastidae
  • Genus: Heleioporus
  • Species: Heleioporus australiacus
  • Subspecies:
    • Heleioporus australiacus australiacus (Shaw & Nodder, 1795)
    • Heleioporus australiacus flavopunctatus Mahony, Penman, Bertozzi, Lemckert, Bilney & Donnellan, 2021
Pseudophryne australis
Red Crowned Toadlet (Pseudophryne australis), Woy Woy Bay NSW © Michael Doe
Red Crowned Toadlet (Pseudophryne australis), Woy Woy Bay NSW © Michael Doe
  • Scientific Classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Chordata
  • Subphylum: Vertebrata
  • Informal: Gnathostomata
  • Class: Amphibia
  • Subclass: Lissamphibia
  • Order: Anura
  • Family: Myobatrachidae
  • Genus: Pseudophryne
  • Species: Pseudophryne australis
Green and Gold Bell Frog (Litoria aurea), North Avoca NSW © Michael Doe
Green and Gold Bell Frog (Litoria aurea), North Avoca NSW © Michael Doe
  • Scientific Classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Chordata
  • Subphylum: Vertebrata
  • Informal: Gnathostomata
  • Class: Amphibia
  • Subclass: Lissamphibia
  • Order: Anura
  • Family: Pelodryadidae
  • Genus: Litoria
  • Species: Litoria aurea

Footnote & References

  1. Photographs © Michael Doe
  2. Litoria fallax, Eastern Dwarf Tree Frog, FrogID, https://www.frogid.net.au/frogs/litoria-fallax
  3. Litoria fallax (Peters, 1880), Eastern Sedgefrog, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/Litoria fallax
  4. Heleioporus australiacus, Giant Burrowing Frog, FrogID, https://www.frogid.net.au/frogs/heleioporus-australiacus
  5. Heleioporus australiacus (Shaw & Nodder, 1795), Giant Burrowing Frog, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/Heleioporus australiacus
  6. Pseudophryne australis, Red-crowned Toadlet, FrogID, https://www.frogid.net.au/frogs/pseudophryne-australis
  7. Pseudophryne australis (Gray, 1835), Red-Crowned Toadlet, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/Pseudophryne australis
  8. Litoria aurea, Green and Golden Bell Frog, FrogID, https://www.frogid.net.au/frogs/litoria-aurea
  9. Litoria aurea (Lesson, 1829), Green and Golden Bell Frog, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/Litoria aurea

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