Dainty frog (disambiguation)

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The dainty frog (Cacosternum) is a genus of frogs in the family Pyxicephalidae found in southern and eastern Africa.

Dainty frog may also refer to:

Dainty green tree frog species of amphibian

The dainty green tree frog or graceful tree frog is a tree frog native to eastern Queensland, and north-eastern New South Wales, Australia. It ranges from northern Cape York in Queensland to Gosford in New South Wales, with a small and most likely introduced population in Hornsby Heights in Sydney. It is the faunal emblem of the City of Brisbane.

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Conondale National Park Protected area in Queensland, Australia

Conondale National Park is 130 km north of Brisbane in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland near the town of Conondale in the south east Queensland bioregion. The park covers an area of 35,648 hectares protecting large areas of subtropical rainforest, woodlands, wet and dry sclerophyll forest including Queensland’s tallest tree. The park contains areas of regenerating forest which have been previously logged; areas of forest plantations also border the park. The park is currently managed by the Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sports and Racing (NPRSR) under the Nature Conservation Act 1992.

Eungella National Park Protected area in Queensland, Australia

Eungella is an Australian township nestled on the edge of the Clarke Range at the end of the Pioneer Valley 80 km west of Mackay, and 858 km northwest of Brisbane. Eungella is noted for the national park which surrounds it. It is considered to be the longest continual stretch of sub-tropical rainforest in Australia. The original inhabitants are the Wirri people. The park is covered by dense rainforest and is known for its platypuses. Also, it has a dam that supplies water for Collinsville, Mackay and Moranbah.

Lamington National Park Protected area in Queensland, Australia

The Lamington National Park is a national park, lying on the Lamington Plateau of the McPherson Range on the Queensland/New South Wales border in Australia. From Southport on the Gold Coast the park is 85 kilometres (53 mi) to the southwest and Brisbane is 110 kilometres (68 mi) north. The 20,600 hectares Lamington National Park is known for its natural environment, rainforests, birdlife, ancient trees, waterfalls, walking tracks and mountain views.

Main Range National Park Protected area in Queensland, Australia

The Main Range is a mountain range and a national park in Queensland, Australia, located predominantly in Tregony, Southern Downs Region 85 kilometres (53 mi) southwest of Brisbane. It is part of the World Heritage Site Gondwana Rainforests of Australia. It protects the western part of a semicircle of mountains in South East Queensland known as the Scenic Rim. This includes the largest area of rainforest in South East Queensland. The park is part of the Scenic Rim Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because of its importance in the conservation of several species of threatened birds.

<i>Limnodynastes dumerilii</i> species of amphibian

Limnodynastes dumerilii is a frog species from the family Myobatrachidae. The informal names for the species and its subspecies include eastern or southern banjo frog, and bull frog. The frog is also called the pobblebonk after its distinctive "bonk" call, which is likened to a banjo string being plucked. There are five subspecies of L. dumerilii, each with different skin coloration. The species is native to eastern Australia. There has been one occurrence in New Zealand, when tadpoles of the species were found in 1999 and destroyed.

Scanty frog species of amphibian

The Scanty Frog or the Dainty Nursery Frog is a Microhylid frog found in a restricted area of rainforest in north-east Queensland. It is the smallest frog species in Australia.

Gastric-brooding frog genus of ground-dwelling frogs

The gastric-brooding frogs or platypus frogs (Rheobatrachus) were a genus of ground-dwelling frogs native to Queensland in eastern Australia. The genus consisted of only two species, both of which became extinct in the mid-1980s. The genus was unique because it contained the only two known frog species that incubated the prejuvenile stages of their offspring in the stomach of the mother.

Revealed frog species of amphibian

The revealed tree frog or whirring tree frog, is a species of tree frog native to coastal eastern Australia.

Armoured frog species of amphibian

The armoured frog is a species of tree frog in the torrent frog complex, a group restricted to north-eastern Queensland, Australia.

Lost frog

Lost frogs is a term given to frogs which have been relocated, usually accidentally, outside of their original distribution.

Waterfall frog species of amphibian

The Australian waterfall frog or torrent treefrog is a species of tree frog native to Far North Queensland, Australia. The common name "waterfall frog" is indicative of its habitat of moist, rocky streams, and is often found along waterfalls within its range.

<i>Litoria wilcoxii</i> species of amphibian

Litoria wilcoxii is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. Also known as the stony-creek frog, eastern stony creek frog and Wilcox's frog, it is endemic to Australia, being found solely on the eastern coast between Ingham, QLD, and Sydney, NSW, and as far west as Atherton, QLD. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, intermittent rivers, and pastureland.

The northern tinker frog or tinkling frog is a species of frog in the family Myobatrachidae. It is endemic to humid mountainous areas of north-eastern Queensland in Australia. It lives among rocks and logs at small fast-flowing streams. Adults are nocturnal.

<i>Cacosternum</i> genus of amphibians

Cacosternum is a genus of frog in the Pyxicephalidae family that are found in southern and eastern Africa. They have many common names, including cacos, dainty frogs, and metal frogs.

The grass frog (Ptychadena)) is a genus of frogs in the family Ptychadenidae, distributed in Sub-Saharan Africa as well as nilotic Egypt

Burrowing frog may refer to several fossorial frog species:

Eastern tree frog may refer to:

The eastern frog (Ingerana) is a genus of frogs in the family Dicroglossidae distributed in southeastern Asia, from Nepal, northeastern India, and southwestern China to Indochina, Borneo, and the Philippines.

The small frog is a species of frog in the family Hylidae endemic to Australia.