Crinia georgiana
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The quacking frog (Crinia georgiana), also known as the red-thighed froglet due to its legs tending to be bright red, is a species of frog from the Myobatrachidae family and is in a clad with five other species. The frog is well known for the sound it produces which resembles a quack. It has up to 11 notes and can change the notes in their call. It has larger testes compared to other frogs within the genus and has started to be used in experiments. This frog is found in southwest Australia. It is found in ponds, pools, and other moisture filled areas.
These frogs engage in polyandry and can result in multiple paternity of its offspring. Additionally, the tadpoles of this species can change the rate they metamorphosize depending on the conditions. The males tend to have larger arm girth and can adopt different mating strategies depending on size. The mating strategy is dependent on male density. The frogs also vary in terms of colour and texture of its skin. The tadpoles are generally golden with transparent tails.
Crinia georgiana is a short or squat froglet that appears flattened and has a large head and short limbs. Characteristic of its family, this frog has long... Wikipedia →
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| 1 | Perth | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Quacking Frog sighting in Perth on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 8th most-seen of the 10 amphibians we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May to September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Quacking Frog in Perth on a given day, against under 5% in October to April, the lowest months. Those are among Perth's wettest months, with about 100 mm of rain a month against 10 mm in December.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Quacking Frog sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Only Perth, in our data
Perth is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Quacking Frog sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Crinia
The closest relatives of the Quacking Frog that you can see in Perth (genus Crinia, Typical Froglets) are Glauert's Froglet (about 10%) and Squelching Froglet (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Quacking Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Perth (10 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.
