Nov 12, 2024 · You might’ve been lucky enough to hear the call of the rare growling grass frog. Once common throughout south-east Australia, this little critter is now listed as ‘threatened with extinction’ in Victoria.

Oct 31, 2024 · Up until the 1990s, growling grass frogs were once widespread throughout south-eastern Australia. However, due to a combination of serious threats, this little critter was listed as 'threatened with extinction' more than 20 years ago in Victoria and Australia.

Jul 10, 2023 · Growling Grass Frogs, also known (affectionately) as Growlers and as Southern Bell Frogs, are one of the largest frog species in Australia, growing up to around 10cm in length.

The growling grass frog is a very large, ground-dwelling tree frog up to 10 cm (almost 4 in) from snout to vent. It is a mottled bright green and bronze colour above, often with dark brown enameled bumps.

The growling grass frog (Ranoidea raniformis), also commonly known as the southern bell frog, warty swamp frog and erroneously as the green frog, is a species of ground-dwelling tree frog native to southeastern Australia, ranging from southern South Australia along the Murray River though Victoria to New South Wales, with populations through ...

The Growling Grass Frog Litoria raniformis, also known as the Southern Bell Frog or Warty Bell Frog is distributed across south-eastern Australia, being found in New South Wales (Riverina area), Victoria, Tasmania and south-eastern South Australia.

Nov 29, 2021 · The Growling Grass Frog lives along marshes, ponds, and dams in southeastern Australia and northern Tasmania. They have been introduced to New Zealand, where they have spread across the island. Due to the frog’s size, they are problematic to …

Growling Grass Frogs are largely inactive and shelter on the land under rocks, logs or thick vegetation, or in ground crevices. They are often a long way from waterbodies and sometimes shelter communally. Growling Grass Frogs need permanent waterbodies with dense submergent and floating vegetation. Photo by Geoff Heard, University of Melbourne

The Growling Grass Frog was once widespread and common; these days it is only locally common. It has been clas-sified as endangered under the Interna-tional Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) classification, in addition to its vulnerable listing in the 1997 Action Plan for Australian Frogs, threatened species

The growling grass frog is one of the largest frogs in Australia with females being significantly larger than males. During breeding season the males can also be distinguished by a yellow or black coloration under their throat.