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/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/9c147082-aa62-4654-9c20-20a4a4495832
  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/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/894e0593-5951-46cb-8be1-0d9c7a272087
  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/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/f2f5487c-da45-4b18-8c14-607d0bda75ff
  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/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/c34f94f8-5315-4509-9e02-8ffc758a2388

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