Thread: Frogs and Toads

Ok this is one for our resident expert, how the hell do I know if these big buggers hanging around my garden are frogs or cane toads They have only just started to come back again, not sure why as we haven't been getting any rain. I love the green tree frogs though they are gorgeous and in wet season there are around 30 in the garden singing their little heads off

I guess you mean me ? Its hard because I can spot a Cane Toad from a long distance but many frogs get killed by mistake. Generally a toad will be sitting bolt upright on the lawn or any open space whereas most frogs tend to sit horizontally on the ground. The easiest way to tell really is that the toads are warty and almost all frogs are very smooth. We have no native toads so there is no chance of confusion there. Even the way they hop is very different but comes with experience.

Well that didn't help me one bit, lol x, I hear if I go and lick the back of one I'll soon find out I will take some photos of them and see if you can identify them for me.

Sorry about that, it's a bit like trying to tell someone how to tell the difference between a kangaroo and a wallaby. I can tell at a glance and to me they are totally different but I can understand why the average man/woman in the street has problems. A photo, even a bad one, will let me tell you immediately.

Super, thanks for that Chris, well I'm off for a shower now, but I'll get the kids on to it, although with their photography skills, god knows what it will look like lol x

No worries Kate, like I say even a bad shot should be enough. You may know already but this is what they sound like this time of year.
http://www.derm.qld.gov.au/wildlife-ecosystems/wildlife/sounds/cane_toad.mp3

Toads normally sit like this

Ok these are what I think are Cane Toads, but I still have the element of doubt.

They are 100% Cane Toads, to be honest there are no native frogs that look really similar.

Thank you and Umm wonderful, I'm sorry but I can't kill them though it goes against my nature.