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	Not a Cane Toad
Babelfish Administrator Small Fry with Ketchup Posts: 6833 Kudos: 8324 Votes: 1570 Registered: 17-Apr-2003	But that's about all I know. Anyone have ideas on who these guys might be? Spotted them at minyon falls in NSW inland from Brunswick heads. *Attached Image:*
Posted 27-Dec-2007 09:34
Babelfish Administrator Small Fry with Ketchup Posts: 6833 Kudos: 8324 Votes: 1570 Registered: 17-Apr-2003	Also spotted this little buggy wandering around among the moss. *Attached Image:*
Posted 27-Dec-2007 09:36
Joe Potato Fish Addict Kind of a Big Deal Posts: 869 Votes: 309 Registered: 09-Jan-2001	Your buggy seems to be a ladybird of the trible Chilocorini. Can't pin down a species for you. Still looking for frog.
Posted 27-Dec-2007 10:28
Gone_Troppo Enthusiast Posts: 285 Kudos: 196 Registered: 13-Mar-2007	I have no idea what species of frog that is, but it's pretty! Try having a look through the database at http://www.frogsaustralia.net.au/frogs/ for identification. Good luck G_T Never be afraid to try something new. Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark. A large group of professionals built the Titanic.
Posted 27-Dec-2007 10:30
Joe Potato Fish Addict Kind of a Big Deal Posts: 869 Votes: 309 Registered: 09-Jan-2001	I've been through a couple of databases, and I think the frog may belong to either the genus Litoria or the genus Pseudophryne. I can't find pictures detailed enough to compare with yours.
Posted 27-Dec-2007 10:49
Babelfish Administrator Small Fry with Ketchup Posts: 6833 Kudos: 8324 Votes: 1570 Registered: 17-Apr-2003	Thanks for the site troppo, and thanks for the direction joe Seems the pics are all really rather small . Figured the beetle was a ladybird, seemed very similar to my other one. As for the frogs, they were just in the rock area, so that may (or may not) rule out tree frogs. Course Adam tried his very hardest to help ID it. Said it wasn't a cane toad, must be a gum tree ^_^
Posted 27-Dec-2007 22:54
Brengun Big Fish Posts: 355 Kudos: 187 Votes: 110 Registered: 22-Jun-2007	Follow the links to Myobatrachidae Pseudophryne coriacea Red-backed Toadlet here: nsw.gov.au/Biodiversity/Frogs.aspx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">frogs So it is a toad but not a nasty cane toad.
Posted 28-Dec-2007 05:59
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	I dunno about that; those beautiful fringed feet and the notable eardrum suggests hylidae to me, but I'm not a "herper", really.
Posted 28-Dec-2007 16:36
Matt Fishoholic Posts: 3360 Kudos: 12 Registered: 31-Dec-2000	Edited by Matt If you want a guaranteed ID on the frog, speak to Andrew at http://www.pollywog.co.uk, he'll know for sure... guaranteed. Can't beat a good frog-geek, haha.
Posted 29-Dec-2007 19:36
Callatya Moderator The girl's got crabs! Posts: 9662 Kudos: 5261 Registered: 16-Sep-2001	http://frogs.org.au/frogs/ofQld/Capricorn Red backed toadlet looks most likely on colouring and very general shape, but I can't find a piccie with a good shot of the feet. For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. - Terry Pratchett
Posted 30-Dec-2007 02:10
Babelfish Administrator Small Fry with Ketchup Posts: 6833 Kudos: 8324 Votes: 1570 Registered: 17-Apr-2003	Heehee So glad people know what living things in Oz are other than simply naming them a gum tree! Okay, here's one that landed on me while we were at the lighthouse at byron bay. It landed on my leg and unfortunately this is about the best photo Adam could get. The green isn't as bright in the photo as it was IRL. It was honestly fluorescent. *Attached Image:*
Posted 30-Dec-2007 12:29
Callatya Moderator The girl's got crabs! Posts: 9662 Kudos: 5261 Registered: 16-Sep-2001	Ahhh! they are really common (for a weird beetle) and I have no idea what they are called! They are a scarab type I think, and stunning IRL. Will keep looking. For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. - Terry Pratchett
Posted 30-Dec-2007 14:22
Babelfish Administrator Small Fry with Ketchup Posts: 6833 Kudos: 8324 Votes: 1570 Registered: 17-Apr-2003	Edited by Babelfish Well, since I've been spending weeks working putting all the photos together, I finally managed to track this guy down. From what I've read it seems that it's not common up this way, which explains why I was so blown away by it. I give you the Fiddler Beetle!!! (I'm sure you were were all holding your breaths on that) ^_^
Posted 19-Apr-2008 16:04


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