Eastern Sign-bearing Froglet

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Eastern Sign-bearing Froglet - Peter Robertson

Crinia parinsignifera

Male 18-22 mm. Female 21-23 mm. A small ground dwelling frog, generally grey with dark grey or black markings. A very variable dorsal skin texture and colour may be observed.

Details
Type
Amphibian
Group
Animals
Frog - Southern Frog
Former Scientific Name
Ranidella parinsignifera
Other Common Names
Plains Froglet
Biology

Breeding season: late summer to autumn after heavy rainfall. Females lay 70-170 pigmented eggs in loose clumps, often coated in soil in a shallow burrow constructed by the male. The burrows will become flooded with winter rain. Males guard the eggs. A ground dwelling species which tends to walk rather than hop.

Distinctive Markings

Adults have a granular ventral surface, generally light grey or off-white with scattered dark markings. Slightly pointed snout and indistinct tympanum.

Taxonomy
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Amphibia
Order
Anura
Family
Myobatrachidae
Genus
Crinia
Species
parinsignifera
South-eastern Australia and west into South Australia.

Source: Atlas of Living Australia

Distinguished from the Common Froglet by its call.

Interesting Facts
Diet

Carnivore. Adults feed on invertebrates.

Habitat

Under logs, rocks and debris in moist depressions or near water in woodlands, floodplains, open and disturbed areas.

Native Status
Native to Australia
Audio
Audio samples
Sounds
The identifying call is a long harsh repeating "eeeeeeeek".