Dusky toadlet facts for kids
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The dusky toadlet (Uperoleia fusca) is a small frog that lives on the ground in Australia. You can find it in coastal areas. Its home stretches from just north of Sydney, New South Wales, all the way up to mid-northern Queensland.
About the Dusky Toadlet
The dusky toadlet is a small frog, growing up to 30 millimeters long. That's about the length of your thumb! Its skin can be dark brown or grey-brown. Sometimes it has lighter brown patterns, or it might be a solid dark brown color. Its back feels a bit rough and bumpy.
Look closely at its head, and you might see a light-colored triangle shape. This shape usually starts right between its eyes. It also has a pale yellow spot under its arm. The frog's belly is white with many dark blue or black speckles. A cool feature is the bright orange patch on its thighs. The sides of its body often look bluish, which gives it a "dusky" or shadowy appearance.
This toadlet looks very much like another frog called the smooth toadlet (Uperoleia laevigata). They are so similar that it can be tricky to tell them apart!
Where They Live and What They Do
Dusky toadlets like to live in different kinds of coastal areas. You can find them in forests, bushland, and areas with low, woody plants called heathland. They also live in wet or dry sclerophyll forests. These are forests with tough, hard-leaved trees like eucalyptus.
These frogs are most active and call out during spring and summer. They usually call from places with water, like dams, swamps, or ditches along roads. You might also hear them in grassy areas that have been flooded.
The call of the dusky toadlet sounds like an "arrk." It's similar to the calls of other frogs in the Uperoleia family. Male frogs usually call from the bottom of grass clumps. They stay very close to the edge of the water when they sing their calls.
See also
In Spanish: Uperoleia fusca para niños
