Myobatrachus gouldii
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Myobatrachus is a genus of frogs found in Western Australia. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Myobatrachus gouldii, also known as the turtle frog. It gets its name from its resemblance to a shell-less turtle. It is described to have an extremely small narrow head, short limbs, and a round body. They can get up to 45 millimetres (1.8 in) long. Anatomy studies of this species say that it has an incredibly large pectoral girdle for its size. Due to its unusual morphology, the features of this creature are thought to originate with old frog lineages from the early Tertiary or late Mesozoic eras.
The turtle frog can be found in between Geraldton and Fitzgerald River in the Perth region, in Southwestern Australia. This area is mainly semi-arid, so the frogs have adapted to suit this region and this region only. They are not found or recorded to have been found in any other place or region. Despite only living in one region of the world, these frogs are currently of "least concern" to become endangered. Like normal frogs, the turtle frog comes out of the ground and into the open when it rains or storms.
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| 1 | Perth | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Turtle Frog sighting in Perth on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 7th most-seen of the 10 amphibians we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March–April, August–October and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Turtle Frog in Perth on a given day, against under 5% in January–February, May–July and November, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Turtle Frog sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Only Perth, in our data
Perth is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Turtle Frog sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Myobatrachidae
The closest relatives of the Turtle Frog that you can see in Perth (family Myobatrachidae, Australian Ground Frogs) are Glauert's Froglet (about 10%), Squelching Froglet (about 10%) and Quacking Frog (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Turtle Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Perth (15 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.
