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Myobatrachidae - Australian froglets

There are about 82 species in this family of frogs. They are all found in Australia and New Guinea.

The species in this family live on land and are typically between 1 and 2 inches in length, although some species are significantly larger. The giant barred river-frog is close to four inches in length.

The frogs in this family are found in a variety of habitats, from deserts to mountains! The desert species spend most of their time in burrows underground. There are no tree frogs in this family.

In two species of this family, the southern gastric brooding frog and the Eungella gastric-brooding frog, the female swallows her eggs, and the tadpoles develop in her stomach. Both species are now thought to be extinct. The last captive gastric brooding frog died in the 1980s.

  • The Northern Sandhill Frog is found in Western Australia. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
    Northern Sandhill Frog
    (Arenophryne rotunda)
    The Northern Sandhill Frog is found in Western Australia. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
  • The Pouched Frog is found in New South Wales and Queensland, Australia. IUCN Redlist Status: Vulnerable
    Pouched Frog
    (Assa darlingtoni)
    The Pouched Frog is found in New South Wales and Queensland, Australia. IUCN Redlist Status: Vulnerable
  • The chirping froglet is found in Australia in New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
    Chirping Froglet
    (Crinia deserticola)
    The chirping froglet is found in Australia in New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
  • The Moss Froglet is found in Tasmania. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
    Moss Froglet
    (Crinia nimbus )
    The Moss Froglet is found in Tasmania. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
  • The eastern sign-bearing froglet is found in eastern Australia. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
    Eastern Sign-Bearing Froglet
    (Crinia parinsignifera)
    The eastern sign-bearing froglet is found in eastern Australia. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
  • The common froglet is found in Australia in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, and Victoria. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
    Common Froglet
    (Crinia signifera)
    The common froglet is found in Australia in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, and Victoria. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
  • The Tasmanian froglet is found in Tasmania. IUCN Redlist Status: Near Threatened
    Tasmanian Froglet
    (Crinia tasmaniensis)
    The Tasmanian froglet is found in Tasmania. IUCN Redlist Status: Near Threatened
  • The tinkling froglet is found along the coasts of New South Wales and Queensland, Australia. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
    Tinkling Froglet
    (Crinia tinnula)
    The tinkling froglet is found along the coasts of New South Wales and Queensland, Australia. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
  • The smooth frog is found in Australia in Tasmania, Victoria, and South Australia. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
    Smooth Frog
    (Geocrinia laevis)
    The smooth frog is found in Australia in Tasmania, Victoria, and South Australia. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
  • The stuttering frog is found in New South Wales, Australia. IUCN Redlist Status: Vulnerable
    Stuttering Frog
    (Mixophyes balbus)
    The stuttering frog is found in New South Wales, Australia. IUCN Redlist Status: Vulnerable
  • The great barred frog is found in Australia in New South Wales and Queensland. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
    Great Barred Frog
    (Mixophyes fasciolatus)
    The great barred frog is found in Australia in New South Wales and Queensland. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
  • Fleay’s barred-frog is found in Australia in Queensland and New South Wales. IUCN Redlist Status: Endangered
    Fleay’s Barred-Frog
    (Mixophyes fleayi)
    Fleay’s barred-frog is found in Australia in Queensland and New South Wales. IUCN Redlist Status: Endangered
  • The giant barred river-frog is close to four inches in length. It is found in New South Wales and Queensland, Australia. IUCN Redlist Status: Vulnerable
    Giant Barred-Frog
    (Mixophyes iteratus)
    The giant barred river-frog is close to four inches in length. It is found in New South Wales and Queensland, Australia. IUCN Redlist Status: Vulnerable
  • The northern barred frog is found in Queensland, Australia. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
    Northern Barred Frog
    (Mixophyes schevilli)
    The northern barred frog is found in Queensland, Australia. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
  • The turtle frog is found in Western Australia. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
    Turtle Frog
    (Myobatrachus gouldii)
    The turtle frog is found in Western Australia. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
  • Haswell’s froglet is found in New South Wales and Victoria, Australia. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
    Haswell’s Froglet
    (Paracrinia haswelli)
    Haswell’s froglet is found in New South Wales and Victoria, Australia. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
  • The Red-crowned toadlet is fpund in New South Wales, Australia. IUCN Redlist Status: Near Threatened
    Red-Crowned Toadlet
    (Pseudophryne australis)
    The Red-crowned toadlet is fpund in New South Wales, Australia. IUCN Redlist Status: Near Threatened
  • Bibron’s toadlet is found in Australia in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, and Victoria. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
    Bibron’s Toadlet
    (Pseudophryne bibronii)
    Bibron’s toadlet is found in Australia in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, and Victoria. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
  • The red-backed toadlet is found in New South Wales and Queensland, Australia. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
    Red-Backed Toadlet
    (Pseudophryne coriacea)
    The red-backed toadlet is found in New South Wales and Queensland, Australia. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
  • The Magnificent broodfrog is found in Queensland, Australia. IUCN Redlist Status: Endangered
    Magnificent Broodfrog
    (Pseudophryne covacevichae)
    The Magnificent broodfrog is found in Queensland, Australia. IUCN Redlist Status: Endangered
  • Dendy’s Toadlet is found in New South Wales and Queensland, Australia. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
    Dendy’s Toadlet
    (Pseudophryne dendyi)
    Dendy’s Toadlet is found in New South Wales and Queensland, Australia. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
  • The Great Brown Broodfrog is found in Queensland, Australia. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
    Great Brown Broodfrog
    (Pseudophryne major)
    The Great Brown Broodfrog is found in Queensland, Australia. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
  • The orange-crowned toadlet is found in Western Australia, Australia. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
    Orange-Crowned Toadlet
    (Pseudophryne occidentalis)
    The orange-crowned toadlet is found in Western Australia, Australia. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
  • The southern toadlt is found in South Australia, Tasmania, and Victoria in Australia. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
    Southern Toadlet
    (Pseudophryne semimarmorata)
    The southern toadlt is found in South Australia, Tasmania, and Victoria in Australia. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
  • Liem’s frog is found in Queensland, Australia. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
    Liem’s Frog
    (Taudactylus liemi)
    Liem’s frog is found in Queensland, Australia. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
  • The montane toadlet is found in Queensland, Australia. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
    Montane Toadlet
    (Uperoleia altissima)
    The montane toadlet is found in Queensland, Australia. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
  • The fat toadlet is found in Western Australia, Australia. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
    Fat Toadlet
    (Uperoleia crassa)
    The fat toadlet is found in Western Australia, Australia. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
  • The dusky toadlet is found in New South Wales and Queensland, Australia. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
    Dusky Toadlet
    (Uperoleia fusca)
    The dusky toadlet is found in New South Wales and Queensland, Australia. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
  • The smooth toadlet is found in New South Wales, Queensland, and Victoria, Australia. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
    Smooth Toadlet
    (Uperoleia laevigata)
    The smooth toadlet is found in New South Wales, Queensland, and Victoria, Australia. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
  • The Stonemason's toadlet is found in Australia in the Northern Territory, Queensland, and Western Australia and in Papua New Guinea. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
    Stonemason's Toadlet
    (Uperoleia lithomoda)
    The Stonemason's toadlet is found in Australia in the Northern Territory, Queensland, and Western Australia and in Papua New Guinea. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
  • The mimic toadlet is found in Queensland, Australia. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
    Mimic Toadlet
    (Uperoleia mimula)
    The mimic toadlet is found in Queensland, Australia. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
  • The wrinkled toadlet is found in Australia in New South Wales, Queensland, and Victoria. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
    Wrinkled Toadlet
    (Uperoleia rugosa)
    The wrinkled toadlet is found in Australia in New South Wales, Queensland, and Victoria. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
  • Tyler’s toadlet is found in New South Wales, Australia. IUCN Redlist Status: Near Threatened
    Tyler’s Toadlet
    (Uperoleia tyleri)
    Tyler’s toadlet is found in New South Wales, Australia. IUCN Redlist Status: Near Threatened

Did You Know?

The red-backed toadlet is a member of this family.
The red-backed toadlet is a member of this family.

World Status Key

Status and range is taken from IUCN Redlist

Least Concern
Near Threatened
Vulnerable
Endangered
Critically Endangered
Extinct in the Wild
Extinct
Not Enough Data

U.S. Status Key

Status taken from US Fish and Wildlife

Threatened in US
Endangered in US
Introduced

NH Status Key

Status taken from NH Fish and Game

Threatened in NH
Endangered in NH
Breeds in NH (birds)

Location Key

Africa
Asia
Australia/Oceania
Europe
North/Central America
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South America

New Hampshire Species

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Other Species Around the World

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