Also consider the fact that very few amphibians tolerate salt. I
believe there's one species ("crab-eating frog") that survives in
brackish environments, but not many others.
So if the setting was saline, it probably isn't a frog.
Good luck!
Steve Pelikan
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> > On Jan 12, 2008, at 9:38 PM, Connor Walsh wrote:
> >> Hello all,
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> >> Can anyone help identify a frog =96 or what I suspect is a frog? It's =
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> >> hydrophone, in probably brackish water.
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> >> It's in New Zealand, where the native frogs don't croak, so I
> >> imagine it must be one of the three introduced species: Green and
> >> Golden Bell Frog, Southern Bell Frog, or Brown Tree Frog (that's
> >> according
> >> to http://www.oranawildlifepark.co.nz/frog_crisis/frog.htm) and I
> >> would go with the Southern Bell Frog =96
> >> but I know nothing at all about this!
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> >> It might not even be a frog for all I know!
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> >> Anyway here's the funny sound:
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> >> http://connor.walsh.googlepages.com/Porirurahydrophone.mp3
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> >> http://connor.walsh.googlepages.com/poirura%E2%80%93mightbeafrog%21
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> >> Many thanks!
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> frog sounds from introduced species in New Zealand that i have
> recorded but none fit the cap of your recording. It is difficult to
> identify an underwater frog sound as not many audio field guides
> include underwater sounds. I do believe its a frog though. My
> suggestion is to go to the pond in the day and wait for some kind of
> action/movemwnt and try to identify what's around?
> Sorry i can't help any further...
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