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    Any herpetologists in the house?

    Last nights rain brought out lots of frogs where I'm staying down in SW WA. It looked like I found at least four different species, and I know the first is a motorbike frog, but it can be hard to tell when they're small. Anyone able to ID the others?
    All taken with an iPhone as, in the conditions (one handed, no macro lens....) it was the best tool for the job.
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    Lovely critters you may be able to find the ID on this link https://frogs.org.au/frogs/of/Western_Australia/

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    Thanks. Looks like the second is a Slender Tree Frog and the third a Pobblebonk/Western Banjo Frog (I prefer Pobblebonk :-)). The last one may be too young to easily identify.

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    Top is a young motorbike frog for sure, they do get up to 7cm: http://museum.wa.gov.au/explore/frog...motorbike-frog

    The middle image is a Slender Tree Frog: http://museum.wa.gov.au/explore/frog...nder-tree-frog

    The third definitely looks like a young Western Banjo (and these guys get up to 7cm as well): http://museum.wa.gov.au/explore/frog...ern-banjo-frog

    I would dare say the last is a younger slender tree frog
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    That's amazing Adam.

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    Thanks Adam. Funnily enough I was just looking at these the other day and thinking the last one looks like a slender tree frog. From the shape of the head mainly.
    I love the motorbike frog (not just because I'm a rider too ;-)) but because they're like jewelled broaches when the light catches them.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hamster View Post
    Thanks Adam. Funnily enough I was just looking at these the other day and thinking the last one looks like a slender tree frog. From the shape of the head mainly.
    I love the motorbike frog (not just because I'm a rider too ;-)) but because they're like jewelled broaches when the light catches them.
    Haha yeah - they're a four-stroke thumper!

    Motorbike frogs generally dominate most ponds - purely because they will eat smaller frogs (including their own species) and they can be extremely loud when there a large populations! They're actually a tree frog too but don't often climb very high (1m on average) - Love frogs and aiming to photograph more this season! Have to head out and find a few of our large burrowing ones!

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    Quote Originally Posted by outstar79 View Post
    Haha yeah - they're a four-stroke thumper!

    Motorbike frogs generally dominate most ponds - purely because they will eat smaller frogs (including their own species) and they can be extremely loud when there a large populations! They're actually a tree frog too but don't often climb very high (1m on average) - Love frogs and aiming to photograph more this season! Have to head out and find a few of our large burrowing ones!
    Don't get them in my pond though .

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