Growling grass frog: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the growling grass frog lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Litoria raniformis
Group	Frogs & toads
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	Oceania
Class	Amphibian
Order	Anura
Family	Hylidae

Where does the growling grass frog live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the growling grass frog in 2 countries and territories across Oceania. In New Zealand it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Australia
New Zealand (introduced)

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the growling grass frog endangered?

The growling grass frog’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the growling grass frog?

The growling grass frog (Litoria raniformis) is an amphibian in the order Anura and the family Hylidae, genus Litoria. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the growling grass frog

The growling grass frog (Ranoidea raniformis), also commonly known as the southern bell frog, warty swamp frog and erroneously as the green frog, is a species of ground-dwelling tree frog native to southeastern Australia, ranging from southern South Australia along the Murray River though Victoria to New South Wales, with populations through Tasmania. This species' common names vary between states; the name southern bell frog applies in New South Wales and South Australia, growling grass frog in Victoria, and green and gold frog in Tasmania. This species has been introduced to New Zealand.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Growling grass frog (revision 1379047882), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1849284 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).