Smooth Frog

Description: A medium sized frog with short limbs and smooth skin. Pale pink patches are present underneath the legs and in the groin. The belly is mottled or densely covered with grey or dark brown flecks.

Male size: 23-27 mm
Female size: 22-35 mm

Breeding: Does not breed in water, instead it lays large unpigmented eggs in loose, elongated masses attached to moist vegetation. Following flooding, tadpoles hatch in the water and complete development in about six months.

Call: Call is a slowly pulsed "cra-a-a-ack cra-a-ach cra-a-ack...".

SA Distribution: Restricted to the south east of SA.

Habitat: Found amongst leaf litter in dry sclerophyll (Eucalyptus) and pine forests subject to temporary flooding.