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Paracrinia haswelli
Red-groined Froglet
Also: Haswell's Frog, Haswell's Froglet
+ 72 kb Red-groined Froglet (Paracrinia haswelli)
A small ground-dwelling species, previously placed in the genus Crinia. Most often found near water this species extends along the coast from Sydney to the Mornington Peninsula.
Distribution and habitat
Adults can be found in both wet and dry forests, woodlands, shrublands and coastal heath but are invariably associated with water. Both eggs and tadpoles can be found in still water ranging from coastal swamps to dams, swamps and ponds.
There is a detailed distribution map available for: Victoria.
Calling
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Males call from concealed locations in either leaf litter or terrestrial or aquatic vegetation. The call is a very short, explosive note repeated at intervals of about ten seconds - "aak" or "ank". Often sounds like ducks quacking in the distance.
Copyright Murray Littlejohn. Recorded by Murray Littlejohn. Must not be reproduced without permission.
Life cycle
Distinguishing characteristics
+ 45 kb Red-groined Froglet (Paracrina haswelli)
Adult
length: 25-32mm.
Eggs are pigmented and the tadpoles are light olive green with clear, very deep fins. Adults have smooth bellies, a fine mid-dorsal stripe, and bright red patches in the groin and on the hind-side of the thighs.
Similar species (note: this version was written for Victorian species).
Distinguished from all other species by having a fine mid-dorsal stripe, bright red patches on the thighs and in the groin, and no parotoid gland.
The scientific names of Paracrinia haswelli
- Crinia haswelli (Fletcher 1894)
- Paracrinia haswelli (Fletcher 1894)
