Crinia remota

Conservation Status

Calling Period

Description

A small species of frog reaching up to 2 cm in body length. It has a brown or grey back, with darker brown patches and lighter longitudinal stripes along the sides. There is often a triangular patch between the eyes. The belly is white, and the male has a grey or black throat. The pupil is nearly round, and the iris is gold. The legs often have horizontal bars. Fingers and toes are unwebbed, both without discs.

Breeding Biology

Eggs are laid singly and attached to vegetation under the surface of the water in swamps, flooded grassland, ditches, and temporary pools. Tadpoles can reach a total length of up to 2.5 cm, and are gold-brown in colour. They often remain at the bottom of water bodies, and take around one and a half months to develop into frogs. Breeds during spring to summer in the wet season.

Similar Species

Looks similar to Crinia bilingua and Crinia deserticola in its distribution, but has a different call.