Crinia insignifera
Squelching Froglet
Distribution
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Conservation Status
What does it mean?
Federal Conservation Status (EPBC Act)
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Frog Calls
Call recorded by Dave Stewart
Call recorded by Dale Roberts
Calling Period
- Jan
- No calling
- Feb
- No calling
- Mar
- No calling
- Apr
- possible
- May
- yes
- Jun
- peak
- Jul
- peak
- Aug
- peak
- Sep
- yes
- Oct
- possible
- Nov
- possible
- Dec
- No calling
Species Information
Description
A small species of frog reaching up to 3 cm in body length. It has a brown, grey or reddish back, with or without longitudinal stripes, spots or patches. There is often a triangular patch between the eyes. The legs have dark horizontal bars. The belly is white with small grey or black patches. The pupil is horizontal and the iris is gold. The legs have horizontal bars. Fingers and toes are unwebbed, both without discs.
Habitats
Occurs near permanent water bodies and also low lying swamps, ponds and lakes that rely on winter rains to fill.
Breeding Biology
Eggs are laid singly at the bottom of shallow water in lakes or swamps. Tadpoles can reach a total length of up to 2.5 cm and are variable in colour, ranging from sandy gold to dark brown or grey, often with small darker patches also. Tadpoles remain on the bottom of water bodies, and take two to five months to develop into frogs. Breeds during the winter rains, with calling activity also earlier in April and afterwards in early spring.
Similar Species
Looks very similar to Crinia georgiana, Crinia glauerti, Crinia pseudinsignifera, and Crinia subinsignifera in its distribution, but has a different call, and lacks the bright red patches in the armpits, groin, and thighs present in Crinia georgiana.