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Unidentified at suppressed - 16 Oct 2016
Unidentified at suppressed - 16 Oct 2016
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ID not possible from photo
Insufficient or inconclusive evidence 14 Mar 2017 MichaelMulvaney
Crinia signifera 3 Jan 2017 ArcherCallaway

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A mass of tadpoles writhing in a fast-drying pool of water that had been there for a few months due to a very wet winter. Multiple frog species had been present, although I am not sure which of those species the tadpoles were of

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wombey wrote:
   4 Jan 2017
Unable to confirm at this stage. Tadpoles are not easy to id, unless more detail is shown or other supporting information is available. They could be Crinia signifera?
   4 Jan 2017
Crinia signifera was the most common species there from memory. I did take a few recordings on one/some of my weekly visits there and I should have notes somewhere. I think L.Tasmeniensis was also present. I will dig around and try and locate the recording and get back to you. Chances are if there were just 2 or 3 species in this puddle and hundreds of tadpoles, there is a tadpole of that species.

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  • 101 - 1,000 Abundance
  • 16 Oct 2016 06:31 PM Recorded on
  • ArcherCallaway Recorded by

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