Spotted Grass Frog
Limnodynastes tasmaniensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyLimnodynastidae (Foam-nesting Ground Frogs)
- GenusLimnodynastes (Banjo and Marsh Frogs)
- SpeciesLimnodynastes tasmaniensis (Spotted Grass Frog)
The spotted grass frog or spotted marsh frog (Limnodynastes tasmaniensis) is a terrestrial frog native to Australia. It is distributed throughout all of New South Wales and Victoria, eastern South Australia, the majority of Queensland, and eastern Tasmania. It is also naturalised in Western Australia, having been unintentionally introduced at Kununurra in the 1970s, apparently during the relocation of several hundred transportable homes from Adelaide. The spotted grass frog was also formerly known as the "Marbled frog" in South Australia, although this common name is also used for Limnodynastes convexiusculus, a species of ground-dwelling frog native to northern and north-eastern Australia, and southern New Guinea. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Grass Frog sighting in Blue Mountains National Park, based on 24 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Blue Mountains National Park
Striped Marsh Frog
Limnodynastes peronii
Pobblebonk
Limnodynastes dumerilii
Giant Burrowing Frog
Heleioporus australiacus
Ornate Burrowing Frog
Platyplectrum ornatum
Peron's Tree Frog
Litoria peronii
Common Eastern Froglet
Crinia signifera
Verreaux's Tree Frog
Litoria verreauxii
Blue Mountains Tree Frog
Ranoidea citropa
Leaf Green Treefrog
Ranoidea phyllochroa
Red-crowned Toadlet
Pseudophryne australis
Eastern Dwarf Treefrog
Litoria fallax
Broad-palmed Frog
Litoria latopalmata
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flinders Ranges National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Spotted Grass Frog in Blue Mountains National Park?
About 8% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Grass Frog sighting in Blue Mountains National Park, based on 24 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Spotted Grass Frog in Blue Mountains National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Spotted Grass Frog in Blue Mountains National Park in our monthly data.