I have submitted two North Arm Cove audio frog recordings to FrogID, a citizen science project run by the Australian Museum. This project helps the scientists learn more about what is happening to frogs around Australia.
My first audio was a frog call in November 2023 after rain. The frogs were calling in the bush west of the Community Centre. It has been identified as Pseudophryne Coriacea, the red backed toadlet. This frog grows up to 3cm and has an orange or red back with small black spots. The belly has black and white marbling. It is found along the coast and adjacent ranges in northeastern NSW and southeastern Queensland. North Arm Cove is to the southern end of its range.
The second recording was in the gutter on Cove Boulevard in May 2024. It has been identified as Crinia signifera, the Common Eastern Froglet. This tiny froglet grows up to 3cm and is extremely variable in appearance, varying in colour from brown, cream, beige, reddish to mustard yellow, with or without stripes, spots and patches. Its distinguishing feature is its call.
Both species are fairly common and are not listed as endangered.
