Frogs of the Forest

Formal frog monitoring has not yet occurred at Wattlebewillbe, but they’re definitely here. Their calls are heard around the homestead and in heavy chorus at dam and riparian zone along Salty Creek, which begins in Coominglah State Forest and flows through Wattlebewillbe then into the Three Moon floodplains.

Frogs are highly sensitive to changes in their environment, so their presence and abundance is often a sign of overall ecosystem health and stability. Eight species are listed as present in Coominglah via the WildNet database. Of these 6 are known to Wattlebewillbe plus 3 additional species - Eastern dwarf tree frog (Litoria fallax), Striped Marsh Frog (Limnodynates peronii) and Salmon Striped Marsh Frog (Limnodynates salmini).

Common name	Scientific name	Comminglah State Forest	Wattlebewillbe
Common green treefrog	Litoria caerulea	Y	Y
Broad palmed rocketfrog	Litoria latopalmata	Y	Y
Emerald spotted treefrog/Perons tree frog	Litoria peronii/Pengilleyia peronii	Y	Y
Ruddy treefrog	Litoria rubella / Litoria pyrina	Y	Y
Eastern stony creek frog	Litoria wilcoxii	Y	-
Spotted grassfrog	Limnodynastes tasmaniensis	Y	-
Scarlet sided pobblebonk	Limnodynastes terraereginae	Y	Y
Ornate burrowing frog	Platyplectrum ornatum	Y	Y
Eastern dwarf tree frog	Litoria fallax	-	Y
Striped Marsh Frog	Limnodynates peronii	-	Y
Salmon Striped Marsh Frog	Limnodynates salmini	-	Y

Future monitoring will focus on identifying species present and tracking how frog populations respond to ongoing conservation management, as part of Wattlebewillbe’s broader work to understand and protect its ecological values.

🎥 Watch and listen: videos and sound clips below capture some of Wattlebewillbe’s frog activity.

🔍 Discover more species: explore the evolving record of flora and fauna observations on iNaturalist.