What sorts of Frogs are these wee beasties?

[Earthling]

Got a few of these hopping about. Anyone know what species they are...? Anything wacky about them? Like maybe they worship a nonexistant being or something......

 

[meshe1969]

The first one is a perons:
http://frogs.org.au/frogs/species/Litoria/peroni/

 

[meshe1969]

The second looks like it may be ornatus:

http://frogs.org.au/frogs/species/Opisthodon/ornatus/

 

[Tiliqua]

The last 2 are spotted grass frogs (Limnodynastes tasmaniensis). Pretty common, at least on the east coast and pattern is quite variable. Scientologists by faith too.:|

 

[Cheesecake]

Sorry to disagree with you Tiliqua but the last 2 pics look more like Limno. (Opisphedon)ornatus.

Even though the makings and colour almost match tasmaniensis exactly, the more robust build and lack of a distinct glandular fold above the jaw give it away.

 

[Earthling]

Thanks for the replies fellow Earthlings. I was getting all excited about meeting a scientologist.....but not to be by the looks.
My neighbour often sees these wee ornatus borrowing into the ground, which matches the ornatus behaviour, so that looks like what they are.

Heres a couple of other pics for your viewing pleasure.
Good ol green tree frog and a Gehyra variegata and lastly what looks to be a wee Underwoodisaurus sphyrurus, however Im unsure as of eye colouration and different locale to normal....:?

 

[Mark Newton]

Thanks for the replies fellow Earthlings. I was getting all excited about meeting a scientologist.....but not to be by the looks.

I have to agree, it doesnt look like tasmaniensis to me. Why would anyone be excitied about meeting a scientologist?? I would be thankful he/she went elsewhere.

 

[hornet]

and lastly what looks to be a wee Underwoodisaurus sphyrurus, however Im unsure as of eye colouration and different locale to normal....:?

Thats a Heteronotia binoei. Bynoes gecko

 

[Earthling]

Thats a Heteronotia binoei. Bynoes gecko

Cheers for that Hornet...I will have to start reading the words more inbetween the pretty pictures in my herp books.....:lol:

 

[Earthling]

Got another frog to ID if anybody would like to. I think its another burrowing frog but not sure.
It was in some Garden refuse i was moving around...possibly in some dirt amongst it.

 

[meshe1969]

One of my favourites, a great barred!
I will go get the scientific name and a link for you, I can never remember how to spell Mixo fasc? you'll see lol

 

[meshe1969]

http://frogs.org.au/frogs/species/Mixophyes/fasciolatus/


Mixophyes fasciolatus

 

[Pike01]

Thats another ornate burrowing frog,they are pretty variable.They usually have barred legs as well.

 

[Earthling]

Thanks meshe and pike. The skin doesnt look like a mixophyes and locale is different too...bit further west.
Another ornate! Looks very similiar in body....just colouration when I have a good squiz.
Thanks for the replies guys.

 

[S.I.D]

Sorry to disagree with you Tiliqua but the last 2 pics look more like Limno. (Opisphedon)ornatus.

Even though the makings and colour almost match tasmaniensis exactly, the more robust build and lack of a distinct glandular fold above the jaw give it away.

WOW Vet?

 

[Cheesecake]

WOW Vet?

No... just an overly obsessed naturalist!

 

[cris]

Sorry to disagree with you Tiliqua but the last 2 pics look more like Limno. (Opisphedon)ornatus.

Even though the makings and colour almost match tasmaniensis exactly, the more robust build and lack of a distinct glandular fold above the jaw give it away.

What is Opisphedon? a new genus?

Also frogs arnt desperate enough to make up gods, they are just content to live and breed while they can without having to make stuff up to feel better about the death of their own kind.

 

[Cheesecake]

Opisthodon (Oops... spelt incorrectly in my first post!) is the genus recently created for 2 former spp. of Limnodynastes (ornatus and spenceri). The change was published in the Amphibian Tree of Life (Frost et al. 2006).

Cheers,
David.

 

[Earthling]

What is Opisphedon? a new genus?

Also frogs arnt desperate enough to make up gods, they are just content to live and breed while they can without having to make stuff up to feel better about the death of their own kind.

:lol::lol::lol::lol:

 

[Earthling]

Found another frog whilst transplanting a pine.
Bit bigger then the other frogs around, being about 9cm long.
Any thoughts as to Species?
Oh and he was also under ground.