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MatthewFrawley
wrote:
20 Aug 2024
Just checking if the location came through correctly?
Limnodynastes dumerilii
PatrickCampbell
wrote:
3 Mar 2024
Possibly (or probably?) Cryptoblepharus pannosus. Hard to be certain without close examination or particular close-ups.
Cryptoblepharus pannosus
PatrickCampbell
wrote:
21 Nov 2023
Have you heard a distinctive "bonk" call (likened to a banjo string being plucked) in the vicinity?
If so, this banjo-like "bonk" call is particularly characteristic of the subspecies Limnodynastes d. dumerilii, which is the subspecies most likely to be found in this area.
This subspecies is visually distinguished from the other subspecies of Limnodynastes dumerilii by more orange present on the flanks and an orange, raised stripe present from the eye to the shoulder. It's a bit hard to see it on this specimen, which is covered in dirt but it's probably best to leave it unwashed as you did, unless you happen to have rain water or pond water on hand.
These frogs are commonly known as the Pobblebonk or Eastern Banjo Frog and look similar to the Southern Burrowing or Owl Frog (Heleioporus australiacus), which is found a fair bit further east of here (~Bathurst eastwards), but they have a bit of an owl-like call. The common names of these frogs are quite useful, as they describe the characteristic calls that help distinguish these species.
If so, this banjo-like "bonk" call is particularly characteristic of the subspecies Limnodynastes d. dumerilii, which is the subspecies most likely to be found in this area.
This subspecies is visually distinguished from the other subspecies of Limnodynastes dumerilii by more orange present on the flanks and an orange, raised stripe present from the eye to the shoulder. It's a bit hard to see it on this specimen, which is covered in dirt but it's probably best to leave it unwashed as you did, unless you happen to have rain water or pond water on hand.
These frogs are commonly known as the Pobblebonk or Eastern Banjo Frog and look similar to the Southern Burrowing or Owl Frog (Heleioporus australiacus), which is found a fair bit further east of here (~Bathurst eastwards), but they have a bit of an owl-like call. The common names of these frogs are quite useful, as they describe the characteristic calls that help distinguish these species.
Limnodynastes dumerilii
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