General Description
Body grey or brown, sometimes with small red spots. Hind legs and groin with pink patches. Call: long bursts, "cra-a-a-a-a-a-a-ck, cra-a-ack, cra-a-ack". Up to 4 cm long.
Biology
Smooth Froglets shelter beneath the vegetation and leaf litter. They breed in summer, January to February.
Distribution
South-eastern mainland Australia and Tasmania.
Habitat
Damp areas with vegetation, including forests and shrublands.
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Brief Id
Calling sound, pink patches on legs and groin.
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Colours
Brown, Grey, Red, White
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Conservation Statuses
CITES: Not listed, FFG Threatened List: Not listed, EPBC Act 1999: Not listed, IUCN Red List: Least Concern
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Taxon Name
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Scientific Author
(Günther, 1864)
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Common Name
Smooth Froglet
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Other Names
Southern Smooth Froglet
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Species Name
laevis
