Eastern Sign-bearing Froglet

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Eastern Sign-bearing Froglet

Eastern Sign-bearing Froglet

Crinia parinsignifera


Breeding season: late summer to autumn after heavy rainfall. Females lay 70-170 pigmented eggs in loose clumps, often coated in soil in a shallow burrow constructed by the male. The burrows will become flooded with winter rain. Males guard the eggs. A ground dwelling species which tends to walk rather than hop.


Details Description
Type
Amphibian
Group
Frog - Southern Frog
Former Scientific Name
Ranidella parinsignifera
Other Common Names
Plains Froglet
Identifying Characteristics

Male 18-22 mm. Female 21-23 mm. A small ground dwelling frog, generally grey with dark grey or black markings. A very variable dorsal skin texture and colour may be observed.

Distinctive Markings

Adults have a granular ventral surface, generally light grey or off-white with scattered dark markings. Slightly pointed snout and indistinct tympanum.

Diet

Carnivore. Adults feed on invertebrates.

Habitat

Under logs, rocks and debris in moist depressions or near water in woodlands, floodplains, open and disturbed areas.

Native Status
Native to Australia
Sounds
The identifying call is a long harsh repeating "eeeeeeeek".
Taxonomy
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Amphibia
Order
Anura
Family
Myobatrachidae
Genus
Crinia
Species
parinsignifera
Eastern Sign-bearing Froglet
South-eastern Australia and west into South Australia.

Distribution maps indicate current and historic locations where species have been sighted.

Source: Atlas of Living Australia

Conservation Status
DEPI Advisory List
Not listed
FFG Act
Not listed
EPBC Act
Not listed

The conservation status of species is listed within Victoria and Australia.

The Department of Environment and Primary Industry (DEPI) Advisory List consists of non-statutory advisory lists of rare or threatened flora and fauna within Victoria.

The Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 (FFG Act) lists threatened species in Victoria. Under the Act, an Action Statement is produced for each listed species.

The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) is the Australian Government’s key piece of environmental legislation, listing nationally threatened native species and ecological communities.

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