Frogs. Sat 9-1. Frogs of Australia provides a glossary, image archive, regional and field guides. Queensland has a diverse frog fauna. The common names of our frogs say it all. Queensland Museum South Bank, QMSB, Queensland Museum, QM A description of the frog families occurring in Australia - Hylidae (Tree Frogs), Myobatrachidae and Limnodynastidae (Southern Frogs), Microhylidae (Narrow-mouthed frogs), Ranidae (True Frogs) and Bufonidae (Toads) – with details of lifestyle, form and breeding.
Australia has the moaning frog, wailing frog, stuttering frog, humming frog, chattering rock frog and laughing tree frog. FROGS ARE SUPPOSED to croak, but here in Australia they don’t seem to know that. Offers natives of SE Qld and as wide a range as possible. It enables identification of all Queensland species and clearly points out pitfalls that may lead to misidentification.

Myobatrachidae - the 'southern frogs' There are many species in this family throughout Australia Pictured to the left is the great barred frog, which gives a deep "Walk, walk-walk" call, mostly at night but sometimes in daylight hours. Field Guide to the Frogs of Queensland provides a comprehensive photographic guide to the 132 species of frogs in Queensland, Australia’s most species-rich state. Frogs are found Australia wide, with the greatest diversity being in the east (particularly north-east Queensland) and south-west. There are 105 species contained within six families. They range in size from the huge, recently discovered Andiirrmalin Frog (Litoria andiirrmalin) from the boulder fields of Cape Melville to the minute Northern Nursery-frog (Cophixalus crepitans) from the rainforests of the McIlwraith Range.They occupy every conceivable habitat. Open Tue, Wed, Thurs 9-3.

Some species are widespread, but others are very localised. Australian Frogs A-Z List Sort by: Common Name | Scientific Name | Family.

Around a busy pond at night when males are wooing partners every kind of sound is thrown around. Queensland; South Australia; Tasmania; Victoria; Western Australia . All native amphibians in Australia are frogs - we have no native toads, newts ... we found in the southern Queensland outback in early 2010. The cute and fluffy creatures get the headlines but our frogs, reptiles and invertebrates are at risk of extinction from these bushfires too. Greening Australia Nursery 57 Paten Rd, The Gap.
Ph: 3300 6304 for species list. Ph: 3300 6304 for species list.

Frogs Australia Network provides a portal for frog conservation across Australia. For a map of Queensland or to see only frogs from a particular region in the state, see the Queensland page.