Litoria aurea
1 Green and Golden Bell Frog at Bawley Point, NSW
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| Litoria aurea | 2 Oct 2018 | PatrickCampbell | ||
| Unverified | 16 Sep 2018 | Marg |
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Significant sighting
PatrickCampbell noted:
2 Oct 2018
This species is in decline in some areas and whilst records exist for the species in this locality, most seem to be not recent sightings (except one by NPWS in 2016).
User's notes
Found in a woodpile.
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PatrickCampbell
wrote:
3 Oct 2018
I reckon this is a Green and Golden Bell Frog (Litoria aurea), which is a very good find, as it's listed as an endangered species in NSW.
Whilst this specimen appears to be quite dull in colour (not the bright colours often associated with the species) L. aurea are known to be dull olive green like this. Despite the drab colouration, there are enough distinctive morphological features visible to positively ID it as Litoria aurea imo. i.e smooth back, dorso-lateral fold and a distinct tympanum.
Whilst this specimen appears to be quite dull in colour (not the bright colours often associated with the species) L. aurea are known to be dull olive green like this. Despite the drab colouration, there are enough distinctive morphological features visible to positively ID it as Litoria aurea imo. i.e smooth back, dorso-lateral fold and a distinct tympanum.
Location information
- Places Bawley Point, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- Marg Recorded by
Collections
- Significant Featured NSW Government Priority Species Marg South Coast NatureMapr Litoria aurea Frogs Reptiles and Frogs
Species information
- Litoria aurea Scientific name
- Green and Golden Bell Frog Common name
- Sensitive
- Endangered *
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 629.75m Recorded at altitude
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