Mixophyes iteratus
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The giant barred frog (Mixophyes iteratus) is a species of barred frog found in Australia. It occurs from south-eastern Queensland to just south of the Newcastle region in New South Wales. It is associated with flowing streams and creeks in wet sclerophyll and rainforest habitats from the coast to the ranges.
This is Australia's second largest species of frog, reaching a maximum size of about 120 millimetres (4.7 in). This frog is normally dark brown on the dorsal surface with some spots of variable size in a darker colour. The upper half of the iris is golden in colour, with the bottom half being darker, a thin dark stripe runs from the snout, through the eye, and down past the tympanum. There is a dark triangle shape on the end of the snout starting from the nostril, with a paler triangle present behind it stretching to the eye. The legs are very strongly barred and the toes are fully webbed. The thighs and side are a distinct pale yellowish in colour with many darker spots also present in this area. The underbelly is white.
This species is always found close to water, normally permanent flowing creeks, however they will sometimes also... Wikipedia →
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Giant Barred Frog sighting in Lamington National Park on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 14th most-seen of the 14 amphibians we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May–July and September–March
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Giant Barred Frog in Lamington National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April and August, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Giant Barred Frog sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Only Lamington National Park, in our data
Lamington National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Giant Barred Frog sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Mixophyes
The closest relatives of the Giant Barred Frog that you can see in Lamington National Park (genus Mixophyes, Australasian Barred Frogs) are Fleay's Barred Frog (about 40%) and Great Barred Frog (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Giant Barred Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Lamington National Park (20 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
