Ranoidea moorei
In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
The motorbike frog (Ranoidea moorei) is a ground-dwelling tree frog of the subfamily Pelodryadinae found in Southwest Australia. Its common name is derived from the male frog's mating call, which sounds similar to a motorbike changing up through gears; it is also known as Moore's frog, the western bell frog, western green and golden bell frog, and western green tree frog. The Noongar name for it is Kyooya.Note 1
R. moorei is a member of the Ranoidea aurea complex (Ranoidea aurea, R. raniformis and R. castanea). R. moorei is able to camouflage itself well, and ranges in colour from dark brown, through green, to gold. The underside is noticeably lighter, and usually ranges from very pale green to light brown. The light green of the groin and thigh distinguishes this species from its cogenor, Ranoidea cyclorhynchus, which is darker and spotted with yellow there.
Typical of tree frogs, its toe pads enable it to climb smooth vertical surfaces. Its hind legs are powerful, and the toes are webbed. In mating season, the males develop black nuptial pads that enable them to cling to the females' backs during amplexus. R. moorei can be up to 7.5 cm in length... Wikipedia →
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| 1 | Perth | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Motorbike Frog sighting in Perth on a given day, based on 278 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the most-seen of the 10 amphibians we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Motorbike Frog in Perth on a given day, against about 20% in June to August, the lowest months. That is one of Perth's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain against 130 mm in July.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Motorbike Frog sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Only Perth, in our data
Perth is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Motorbike Frog sightings: about 30% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Motorbike Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Perth (278 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
