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Common Eastern Froglet
The Common Eastern Froglet (Crinia signifera), is a very common ground-dwelling frog found in Australia. It ranges from South eastern Australia, from Adelaide to Melbourne, up the eastern coast to Brisbane. It also inhabits a majority of Tasmania. It belongs to the frog family Myobatrachidae.
The Common Eastern Froglet is a small frog (1.1 inches), of brown or gray color of various shades. The frog has extremely variable markings, with great variety usually found within confined populations. A dark, triangular mark is found on the upper lip, with darker bands on the legs. A small white spot is on the base of each arm. The dorsal and ventral surfaces are very variable. The dorsal surface may be smooth, warty or have longitudinal skin folds. The color varies from dark brown, fawn, light and dark gray. The color of the ventral surface is similar to the dorsal surface, but mottled with white spots.
The Common Eastern Froglet will call within a large chorus of males close to a still water source, or slow flowing creek. The call of the male is a crik-crik-crik, this is heard all year round, during wet and dry conditions. An average of about 200 eggs are laid in small clusters attached to submerged vegetation. Development is relatively short, however it is dependent on environmental conditions. The diet of the species consists of small insects, much smaller in comparison to their size to most frogs.
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