Amphibians
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What are frogs communicating when they croak?
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That croaky frog might be keeping you up at night, but capturing its call could help scientists fill gaps in their research.
Topics: amphibians, animal-science, research, endangered-and-protected-species, internet-culture, darwin-0800
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A Big Country: Rains bring out the desert frogs Audio
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Desert frogs are in full voice after recent heavy rains in central Australia. Alice Springs-based ecologist Alistair Stewart checks out the frogs looking for mates in a storm drain behind his house. Read more
Topics: amphibians, weather, rainfall, alice-springs-0870
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Ecologist Alistair Stewart searches for native frogs after recent rainfall in Central Australia image
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Topics: rainfall, weather, amphibians, animals, pasture
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Spencer's Burrowing Frog enjoys rare wet weather in outback Australia image
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Topics: rainfall, weather, animals, amphibians, pasture, alice-springs-0870
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Desert Tree Frogs out in force in Alice Springs image
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Topics: rainfall, weather, environment, animals, pasture, amphibians, alice-springs-0870
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The Main's Frog in Central Australia image
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Topics: rainfall, weather, amphibians, pasture, animals, alice-springs-0870
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The Common Spadefoot rears its head in Alice Springs image
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Topics: rainfall, weather, amphibians, pasture, animals, alice-springs-0870
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Desert frogs come alive in Red Centre following week of heavy rains
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Native frogs in parts of central Australia have come out in force after a week of rainfall in a sight not often seen for years.
Topics: rainfall, weather, animals-and-nature, conservation, pasture, amphibians, alice-springs-0870
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Meet the legendary Aussie scientist who heard what frogs have to say
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In 1953 Murray Littlejohn was one of the first Australians to ask what frog calls really meant, and from that point he devoted his life to scientifically studying them.
Topics: animal-behaviour, amphibians, animals, animal-science, university-of-western-australia-6009, wa, australia
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Winter ends early for snakes, watch out you don't step on them
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Unusually warm, sunny winter days have brought Victoria's snakes out of hibernation ahead of their expected springtime arrival, wildlife experts say, as they warn people to keep an eye out.
Topics: amphibians, animal-science, science-and-technology, community-and-society, melbourne-3000, vic, australia
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Six Australian cold weather frogs and their weird mating calls
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We dissect what's hot (and what's not) in the mating rituals of the Australian cold weather frogs.
Topics: amphibians, animal-science, science-and-technology, endangered-and-protected-species, environment, wa, vic, tas, sa, nsw, australia
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Extreme bushfire threaten frog future
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Australia's frog species are at risk of inbreeding and extinction as the risk of extreme bushfires rises, says an ecologist.
Topics: conservation, environment, amphibians, animal-science, bushfire, fires, hervey-bay-4655, kinglake-3763, melbourne-3000
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Brown tree frog image
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Topics: conservation, environment, amphibians, animal-science, bushfire, fires, hervey-bay-4655
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Dr Dominique Potvin image
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Topics: conservation, environment, amphibians, animal-science, bushfire, fires, hervey-bay-4655
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Growling grass frog image
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Topics: conservation, environment, amphibians, animal-science, bushfire, fires, hervey-bay-4655
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Baby-monitoring technology helps frog watchers keep eye on mother nature
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Frog watchers no longer have to sit for hours by lakes or rivers with clipboards, thanks to a new invention drawing on mobile phone and baby-monitoring technology.
Topics: amphibians, research, canberra-2600, university-of-canberra-2617
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Cane toad's own poison used against them
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Cane toad poison is being turned against the pest through the development of world-first specialised traps in Queensland.
Topics: pests, environment, amphibians, animal-science, science-and-technology, environmental-management, environmental-impact, rockhampton-4700
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Frog species brought back from extinction on Kosciuszko
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The spotted tree frog is back in Kosciuszko National Park after it was thought to be extinct in the wild more than 15 years ago.
Topics: amphibians, environmental-management, national-parks, animal-science, cabramurra-2630
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Spotted Tree Frog swabbing image
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Topics: amphibians, environmental-management, cabramurra-2630
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Juvenile Spotted Tree Frog image
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Topics: amphibians, environmental-management, cabramurra-2630
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Basking Spotted Tree Frog image
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Topics: amphibians, environmental-management
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Topics: amphibians, animal-science, cabramurra-2630
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The Spotted Tree Frog became extinct in NSW in 2001 but efforts to re-establish a wild population are showing signs of success. Video
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Dr David Hunter has led a program saving the Spotted Tree Frog from extinction.
Topics: amphibians, cabramurra-2630
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Cane toad found at Mount Kosciuszko National Park
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A cane toad found inside the Kosciuszko National Park in southern New South Wales may have hitched a ride with some tourists, rangers say.
Topics: amphibians, pests, charlottes-pass-2624, nsw, australia, act, canberra-2600
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Flat-shelled long-necked turtle (chelodina steindachneri), near Wiluna, WA. image
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Topics: reptiles, amphibians, environment-education, conservation, deserts, animal-science, rainfall, weather, kalgoorlie-6430
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