Glauert

This photograph was taken at the Western Australian Museum in Perth. And yes it was a live frog.

This species of little frog varies a lot with its colourings. Its easy to say oh that's a Glauert's froglet for every frog that you don't know, but this is not always correct. It is very important to hear the sound a frog makes when trying to decide which frog is which.
This frog can have smooth or rough skin and a range of patterns of lines and patches of grey, brown, black and white.
This frog will breed following any rain. The eggs sink to the bottom of swamps.
Please take the time to see these photographs larger by clicking on them (haha).

These photographs were taken near the Tuart Forest at the Ecology Centre car-park near Busselton on July 11. This little frog spread out flat trying to hide from me and was found during the day.

This is the same frog. A CALM ranger identified the frog.

This is the same frog sitting on some beautiful fungi.

This is the same frog on another fungi near by.

The females are 22-24mm from snout to vent and have large patterns of black on the underneath of them. Males sometimes have this and are 20-22mm long from snout to vent.

What does this frog eat?

Nothing specific known. This frog has a long oval shaped tongue. Sometimes I have seen tiny crickets just the right size for a little frog like this to eat living in the same habitat as these frogs.

This photograph was taken at Mulka's Cave, Hyden, Western Australia. Frogwatch think this is a Glauert's Froglet but as there was no call its not certain. This frog was clearly injured or dying as it was found in the full sun swimming around in circles in a small pool of water that had collected on a rock.

The Glauert's or Clicking froglet lives in the Southwest area of Western Australia in places that have permanent water like on the edge of marshes.

It likes to sit in the reeds at the base and is nearly impossible to see even though there may be dozens of them present.

This photo was taken at Piney Lakes. This is possibly a Glauert's froglet. (photo on the left). This is the skin on the underside of the frog magnified 60x.

It was photographed through glass.

These are probably Glauert's froglets too. They were seen near Nicholson Rd CanningVale Perth during the day.

This little one still had its tail. They were found on a flooded sandy track.

There were many Glauerts froglets at Brixton Street Conservation Park in the reeds that grow in sand and clay. This area is not wet all year round. This photo was taken in April.

In July after rain many Glauerts froglets were seen mating in puddles and flooded areas. You can see the variation of patterns and colours.

Brixton Street Conservation Park, Perth in July

Other Places I have possibly heard this frog. These calls have not been analyzed.
Mt Cooke Cookes Rd close to Albany Hwy where it is sandy, in August. The Quacking frog was heard near these frogs.
Noble Falls on Toodyay Rd near Gidgegannup in July and September.
Serpentine area outside the National Park in October and May.
Wungong Dam off Albany Hwy in June and September where the gate shuts at night.
Lane Pool Reserve near Dwellingup in October.
Thomson Lake south of Perth, on the east side in June and November.
Bungendore Park and across the road on Albany Hwy near Perth in June.
Bibra Lake across the road from the lake on Hope Rd in August. And at North Lake on Progress Drive in June. And at Yangebup Lake just south of Bibra Lake in December.
Mt Dale off Brookton Hwy in July.
John Forest National Park near Midland on Great Eastern Hwy in July.
Jarradale Rd West in June.
Lake leschenaultia near Mt Helena in July. Gates shut at night easy access to walk in.
Yanchep National Park Yanchep in July around the lake and picnic area.
Christmas Tree Well on Brookton Highway in September.

This frog you are hearing now has a rapid clicking sound, there are few pauses except slower in the day.

Go here to learn about the compounds from frogs glands that could be used for medicine.
www.chemistry.adelaide.edu.au/projects/jhb_hons_03.pdf
www.ejbiochem.org/cgi/content/abstract/247/2/545

Text;

"Frogs Of Western Australia" by M J Tyler, L A Smith, R E Johnstone.
" Reptiles And Frogs Of The Perth Region" by Brian Bush, Brad Maryan, Robert Browne-Cooper and David Robinson.
'FrogWatch' Western Australian Museum