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Australian Frog Calls
''Australian Frog Calls'' (also referred to as ''Songs of Disappearance: Australian Frog Calls'') is an album of Australian frog calls, released on 2 December 2022 by the Bowerbird Collective and Australian Museum, it compiles frog sounds from both biologist recordings and public submissions. The album debuted at number 3 on the ARIA Charts. ''Australian Frog Calls'' was a collaboration between the Bowerbird Collective, Australian Museum FrogID project, Listening Earth and Mervyn Street of Mangkaja Arts. The project brings attention to FrogID Week, an annual event where the public are encouraged to download the free FrogID app and record the frogs they hear calling around them. The project also highlights that one in six Australian native frog species are currently threatened, with four already extinct. Calls featured on the album date back to the 1970s from FrogID's database. In addition to raising awareness, proceeds from the album will go towards the Australian Museum's nati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Songs Of Disappearance
Songs of Disappearance is a series of albums by Bowerbird Collective. Discography Awards and nominations ARIA Music Awards The ARIA Music Awards is an annual award ceremony event celebrating the Australian music industry. ! , - , 2023 , '' Australian Frog Calls'' , Best World Music Album The Grammy Award for Best Global Music Album is an honor presented to recording artists for influential music from around the globe at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. Honors i ... , , , - References Animal sounds 2020s albums {{2020s-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motorbike Frog
The motorbike frog (''Ranoidea moorei'') is a ground-dwelling tree frog of the subfamily Pelodryadinae found in Southwest Australia. Its common name is derived from the male frog's mating call, which sounds similar to a motorbike changing up through gears; it is also known as Moore's frog, the western bell frog, western green and golden bell frog, and western green tree frog. Taxonomy ''R. moorei'' is a member of the ''Ranoidea aurea'' complex (''Ranoidea aurea'', '' R. raniformis'' and ''"Litoria" castanea''). Description ''R. moorei'' is able to camouflage itself well, and ranges in colour from dark brown, through green, to gold. The underside is noticeably lighter, and usually ranges from very pale green to light brown. The light green of the groin and thigh distinguishes this species from its cogenor, '' Ranoidea cyclorhynchus'', which is darker and spotted with yellow there. Typical of tree frogs, its toe pads enable it to climb smooth vertical surfaces. Its hind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Green And Golden Bell Frog
The green and golden bell frog (''Ranoidea aurea''), also named the green bell frog, green and golden swamp frog and green frog, is a species of ground-dwelling tree frog native to eastern Australia. Despite its classification and climbing abilities, it does not live in trees and spends almost all of its time close to ground level. It can reach up to in length, making it one of Australia's largest frogs. Coloured gold and green, the frogs are voracious eaters of insects, but will also eat larger prey, such as worms and mice. They are mainly diurnal, although this is mostly to warm in the sun. They tend to be less active in winter except in warmer or wetter periods, and breed in the warmer months. Males reach maturity after around 9 months, while for the larger females, this does not occur until they are two years old. The frogs can engage in cannibalism, and males frequently attack and injure one another if they infringe on one another's space. Many populations, particularly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard Springs Toadlet
The Howard Springs toadlet (''Uperoleia daviesae''), also known as the Howard River toadlet, Davies's toadlet or the Darwin sandsheet frog, is a species of small frog that is endemic to Australia. The specific epithet ''daviesae'' honours Australian herpetologist Margaret M. Davies. Description The species grows to about 25 mm in length ( SVL). The upper body is grey to grey-brown. The belly is pale pink, speckled white. The throat of the male is dark grey. The fingers are unwebbed; the toes only slightly webbed. The backs of the thighs and groin are red to orange. The call of species is short and raspy. Behaviour Breeding takes place during the wet season. Eggs are attached singly to submerged vegetation in shallow pools and flooded grassland. Distribution and habitat The species' known range is limited to the vicinity of Howard Springs, some 30 km south-east of the city of Darwin in the tropical Top End of Australia's Northern Territory. There the frogs inhab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moss Froglet
The moss froglet (''Crinia nimbus''), or moss frog, is a species of frog in the family Myobatrachidae. It is endemic to Tasmania. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, temperate shrubland, and swamp A swamp is a forested wetland.Keddy, P.A. 2010. Wetland Ecology: Principles and Conservation (2nd edition). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. 497 p. Swamps are considered to be transition zones because both land and water play a role in ...s. References Crinia Amphibians of Tasmania Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Amphibians described in 1994 Frogs of Australia {{Myobatrachidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Flinders Ranges Froglet
The northern Flinders Ranges froglet (''Crinia flindersensis''), or Flinders Springs froglet, is a species of small frog that is endemic to Australia. Description The species grows up to about 25 mm in length ( SVL). Colouration is brown on the back, with darker patches; the belly is white with small brown spots; the male has a grey-brown throat. The fingers and toes are unwebbed. Behaviour Eggs are laid beneath rocks in slow-flowing creeks. Distribution and habitat The species occurs in the northern Flinders Ranges of South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories .... References Crinia Amphibians of South Australia Amphibians described in 2012 Frogs of Australia {{Myobatrachidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davies' Tree Frog
Davies' tree frog (''Ranoidea daviesae'') is a species of frog in the subfamily Pelodryadinae. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and rivers. It is currently threatened by habitat loss. Description Davies' tree frog is a medium-size species which grows to a maximum snout-to-vent length of for males and for females. The colour of the upper surface is somewhat variable, being mainly golden brown with darker brown patches but sometimes additionally having green patches. There is a narrow brown stripe running from the nostrils through the eye and back towards the groin, broadening towards the posterior and then becoming intermittent. Below the eye is a green band running as far as the shoulder and there is a thin white line along the edge of the upper lip. The skin on the underside has fine granulations. Davies' tree frog is very similar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunset Frog
''Spicospina'' is a genus of ground-dwelling frogs in the family Myobatrachidae Myobatrachidae, commonly known as Australian ground frogs or Australian water frogs, is a family of frogs found in Australia and New Guinea. Members of this family vary greatly in size, from species less than long, to the second-largest frog .... It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, ''Spicospina flammocaerulea'', also known as the sunset frog. First discovered in the year 1994, it is native to south-western Western Australia. It is known from only 27 sites, all occurring east and northeast of Walpole. Description ''Spicospina flammocaerulea'' is a small species, with a snout-vent length of 31-36 mm in the females and males growing to 29.5-34.8 mm. The physical appearance and colouration differs greatly from all other Australian frog species. It is a shiny dark-purple to black or very dark grey on the dorsal surface. There are orange markings below the vent, aroun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tusked Frog
The tusked frog (''Adelotus brevis'') is a species of ground-dwelling frog native to eastern Australia from Eungella National Park, Queensland south to Ourimbah, New South Wales. It is the only species in the genus ''Adelotus'' - ''adelotus'' meaning "unseen" and ''brevis'' meaning "short".Martyn Robinson (2005) A Field Guide to the Frogs of Australia. Australian Museum and Reed New Holland Publication. Description The tusked frog is a unique frog within Australia, as it is the only species where the female is smaller than male. Males can reach a maximum length of about , while females reach . The common name of "tusked frog" derives from the small protrusions on the lower jaw, similar in position to tusks, which can reach about in length in males (only visible when the mouth is open). The pair of bony tusks are modified teeth that protrude from the middle of the lower jaw and fit into special grooves on the upper jaw when the mouth is closed. They are slightly curved and s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flat-headed Frog
:''The unrelated corrugated frog (''Limnonectes laticeps'') of Southeast Asia is occasionally also called "flat-headed frog".'' The flat-headed frog (''Limnodynastes depressus'') is a species of frog in the family Limnodynastidae. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitats are subtropical and tropical dry lowland grassland and freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a natural habitat becomes incapable of supporting its native species. The organisms that previously inhabited the site are displaced or dead, thereby .... References Limnodynastes Amphibians of Western Australia Amphibians of the Northern Territory Amphibians described in 1976 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Frogs of Australia {{WesternAustralia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cophixalus
''Cophixalus'' (rainforest frogs or nursery frogs) is a genus of microhylid frogs. These are arboreal species with expanded toe-pads, endemic to Moluccan Islands, New Guinea and northeastern Queensland, Australia. Species As of December 2019, Amphibian Species of the World assigns 67 species to the genus ''Cophixalus''.Frost, Darrel R. 2019. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 (10 December 2019)''Cophixalus'' Electronic Database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. (Accessed: November 17, 2013). The source column gives direct links to the sources used: * IUCN description of species at International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN Red List categories are: :: - Extinct, - Extinct in the Wild :: - Critically Endangered, - Endangered, - Vulnerable :: - Near Threatened, - Least Concern :: - Data Deficient, - Not Evaluated * ASW ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
