List of Australian Amphibians
colspan="100%" align="center" Template:Bgcolor-blue|Bufonidae - Gray, 1825 | |||
Family | Common Names | Example Species | Example Photo |
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Bufo Laurenti, 1768 |
True toads | Cane Toad (Bufo marinus) | File:Bufo marinus.JPG |
colspan="100%" align="center" Template:Bgcolor-blue|Hylidae - Rafinesque, 1815 | |||
Family | Common Names | Example Species | Example Photo |
Cyclorana Steindachner, 1867 |
Burrowing frogs??? | Striped Burrowing Frog (Cyclorana alboguttata) | - |
Litoria Tschudi, 1838 |
Tree frogs | White's Tree Frog (Litoria caerulea) | |
Nyctimystes Stejneger, 1916 |
Lacelid frogs | Australian Lace-lid (Nyctimystes dayi ) | - |
Genus | Common Name | Example Species | Example Photo |
Austrochaperina Fry, 1912 |
Nursery frogs | Fry's Frog ( Austrochaperina fryi) | - |
Cophixalus Boettger, 1892 |
Nursery frogs | Scanty Frog (Cophixalus exiguus) | - |
colspan="100%" align="center" Template:Bgcolor-blue|Myobatrachidae - Schlegel, 1850 | |||
Genus | Common Name | Example Species | Example Photo |
Adelotus Ogilby, 1907 |
Tusked frog | Tusked frog (Adelotus brevis) | |
Heleioporus Gray, 1841 |
Burrowing frogs??? | Giant Burrowing Frog (Heleioporus australiacus) | |
Lechriodus Boulenger, 1882 |
Sandpaper frogs | Fletcher's Frog (Lechriodus fletcheri) | |
Limnodynastes Fitzinger, 1843 |
Marsh frogs | Ornate Burrowing Frog (Limnodynastes ornatus) | |
Neobatrachus Peters, 1863 |
Burrowing frogs??? | Painted Frog (Neobatrachus pictus) | - |
Notaden Günther, 1873 |
Burrowing frogs??? | Crucifix Toad (Notaden bennettii) | - |
Philoria Spencer, 1901 |
Moss Frogs | Baw Baw Frog (Philoria frosti) | - |
Arenophryne Tyler, 1976 |
Sandhill Frog | Sandhill Frog (Arenophryne rotunda) | - |
Assa Tyler, 1972 |
Pouched Frog | Pouched Frog (Assa darlingtoni) | I will upload one soon |
Geocrinia Blake, 1973 |
??? | Smooth Frog (Geocrinia laevis) | - |
Metacrinia Parker, 1940 |
??? | Nicholls' Toadlet (Metacrinia nichollsi) | - |
Myobatrachus Tyler, 1976 |
Turtle Frog | Turtle Frog (Myobatrachus gouldii) | - |
Paracrinia Heyer and Liem, 1976 |
Haswell's Froglet | Haswell's Froglet (Paracrinia haswelii) | |
Pseudophryne Tyler, 1976 |
Toadlets | Red-crowned Toadlet (Pseudophryne australis) | - |
Spicospina Roberts, Horwitz, Wardell-Johnson, Maxson, and Mahony, 1997 |
Sunset Frog | Sunset Frog (Spicospina flammocaerulea) | - |
Taudactylus Straughan and Lee, 1966 |
Torrent frogs | Eungella Torrent Frog (Taudactylus eungellensis) | - |
Uperoleia Gray, 1841 |
Toadlets | Smooth Toadlet (Uperoleia laevigata) | - |
Rheobatrachus Liem, 1973 |
Gastric Brooding frogs | Southern Gastric Brooding Frog (Rheobatrachus silus) | - |
colspan="100%" align="center" Template:Bgcolor-blue|Ranidae - Rafinesque, 1815 | |||
Family | Common Names | Example Species | Example Photo |
Rana Linnaeus, 1758 |
True frogs | Australian Wood Frog (Rana daemeli) | - |