Crinia remota


Remote Froglet

Photos

  • Crinia remota
    Photo: Anders Zimny
  • Crinia remota
    Photo: Angus McNab
  • Crinia remota
    Photo: Dane Trembath

Distribution

Distribution map for Crinia remota
Found in the Top End of the NT, east through to the Gulf of Carpentaria, Cape York region, and northeast coast areas of QLD.

Conservation Status

What does it mean?

Federal Conservation Status (EPBC Act)

Unlisted

IUCN Red List

Least Concern

Photos

  • Crinia remota
    Photo: Anders Zimny
  • Crinia remota
    Photo: Angus McNab
  • Crinia remota
    Photo: Dane Trembath

Frog Calls

Call recorded by Dane Trembath

Call recorded by Keith McDonald

Call recorded by Keith McDonald

Call recorded by Jono Hooper

Calling Period

Species Information

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.

Habitats

Occurs near many different water bodies including swamps, billabongs and flooded grassland.

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.