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Scientific Name : Crinia signifera
Common Name : Eastern froglet
Description : A tiny little frog, up to 30mm. Extremely variable in colour and pattern. Back colour ranges from pale grey or fawn to dark grey, dark brown or almost black. Surface may be smooth or have numerous warty protuberances and folds. Patterns vary from uniform, to irregular blotches, or a dark band along the back. There is a small white spot at the base of each arm. The underside is granular, varying from dark grey with scattered white spots, to black and white marbling. Crick-crick-crick-crick, often many together in chorus.
Habitat : Found in almost all habitats, wherever there is water.
Distribution : South-Eastern Queensland, Eastern New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and South-Eastern South Australia. Anywhere in the park where there is water, particularly along Billy Creek and Fosters Gully.
Family : Myobatrachidae
 
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Eastern Froglet by the Grand Strzelecki Track
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Eastern Froglet by the Grand Strzelecki Track
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Eastern Froglet by the Grand Strzelecki Track