Mixophyes fasciolatus
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In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
The great barred frog (Mixophyes fasciolatus) is an Australian ground-dwelling frog of the genus Mixophyes. The great barred frog reaches a size of 8 centimetres and has large, powerful legs. It has a dark brown dorsal surface and a white ventral surface. The thighs are yellow blotched with black and it has parallel black bars along the legs. A dark line begins at the snout, passes through the eye and over the tympanum, and bends down behind the tympanum. Its feet are fully webbed and hands completely un-webbed. Its eyes are on top of the head and the tympanum is visible.
The tadpoles are quite large, reaching 8.5 centimetres long, and are grey-brown or gold-brown in colour. The great barred frog is a ground-dwelling frog which inhabits rainforests, Antarctic beech forests, or wet sclerophyll forests. This frog breeds in both streams and ponds, and it calls from the surrounding land. All the other frogs of the genus Mixophyes breed only in streams. The mating call is a very loud "wark-wark-wark" which is occasionally followed by a softer, slow trill "bwaaark-bwaaark".
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Great Barred Frog sighting in Lamington National Park on a given day, based on 59 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 2nd most-seen of the 14 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.
March
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Great Barred Frog in Lamington National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May, July and September, the lowest months. That is one of Lamington National Park's wettest months, with about 150 mm of rain against 40 mm in August.
Between 6 and 9 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Great Barred 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.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Great Barred Frog sightings, Lamington National Park ranks 2nd at about 30%. The best odds are in Springbrook National Park (Australia, about 40%).
Same genus: Mixophyes
The closest relatives of the Great Barred Frog that you can see in Lamington National Park (genus Mixophyes, Australasian Barred Frogs) are Fleay's Barred Frog (about 40%) and Giant Barred Frog (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Great Barred Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Lamington National Park (59 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.
