Frog or toad?
 

It's finally raining in Perth and this fella appeared on our outdoor table. He's approx 5-6cm long, light brown with a lighter stripe down his spine and green spots on either side of it. Any ideas anyone? I know we're not supposed to have cane toads in Perth but............

Re: Frog or toad?
 

not big enough to be a cane toad :p

http://photos.mongabay.com/08/0518cane_toad.jpg

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hi,it's a frog, i believe they're known as motorbike frogs due to the noise they make,i used to fish them, and others, out my pool all the time.:cool:

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some others i used to see a lot.

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This might be useful: http://frogwatch.museum.wa.gov.au/So...n/default.aspx.

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There are no native toads in Australia and Cane Toads havent made it to Perth...yet.

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Apart from the few that are believed to have hitched a ride from Qld or NT.

http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/...16/3067748.htm
http://www.oneperth.com.au/2011/02/0...und-in-collie/
http://www.oneperth.com.au/2011/04/2...in-rockingham/

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Yes perhaps I should have said Cane Toads arent established in Perth yet so the chances of seeing one are extremely small.

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If it taste like chicken, it's frog.

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Unless it was a baby cane toad of course. They're not born that size. :p

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It's a Western Bell Frog AKA Motorbike Frog Litoria moorei, a native to south-western Australia.

The Bell Frogs are wartier than other tree frogs but tree frogs they are.

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Are these pics of frogs you had in your garden? That Turtle Frog in the last pic is truly bizarre...

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not exactly the cutest frog is it,the pics i downloaded were of the frogs i used to get in and around my pool,i used to hate cleaning out the filter, there was always a nice surprise waiting for me,:eek:

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Hate frogs, thankfully in the 6 years I have lived in Perth I haven't seen one!