Limnodynastes dumerilii
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Limnodynastes dumerilii is a frog species from the family Limnodynastidae. The informal names for the species and its subspecies include eastern or southern banjo frog, and bull frog. The frog is also called the pobblebonk after its distinctive "bonk" call, which is likened to a banjo string being plucked. There are five subspecies of L. dumerilii, each with different skin coloration. The species is native to eastern Australia. There has been one occurrence in New Zealand, when tadpoles of the species were found in 1999 and destroyed.
Adults are roughly seven to eight centimetres (2.8 to 3.1 in) long with dark warty backs, a prominent tibial gland, fleshy metatarsal tubercules and a smooth white or mottled belly. The tadpole stage is relatively long, lasting up to fifteen months. The species is common.
The five subspecies of Limnodynastes dumerilii are: This is the most widespread of the five subspecies. It is found in South-East Queensland, the Australian Capital Territory, the slopes and ranges of New South Wales, northern Victoria and the Murray River into South Australia. This subspecies...
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hattah-Kulkyne National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Phillip Island Nature Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melbourne | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Zoo & Aquarium | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Pobblebonk sighting in Phillip Island Nature Park on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May, September and November
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Pobblebonk in Phillip Island Nature Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–February and June–July, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pobblebonk 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.
5th of 7
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Pobblebonk sightings, Phillip Island Nature Park ranks 5th at about 20%. The best odds are in Hattah-Kulkyne National Park (Australia, about 30%), Grampians National Park (Australia, about 30%) and Kosciuszko National Park (Australia, about 20%).
Same order: Anura
The closest relatives of the Pobblebonk that you can see in Phillip Island Nature Park (order Anura, Frogs and Toads) are Whistling Tree Frog (about 20%) and Common Eastern Froglet (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pobblebonk is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Phillip Island Nature Park (15 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.
