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Frogs use several mechanisms to survive changing seasons, predators, and their environmental conditions. Frogs were recorded to have been on the planet since the Dinosaur Age over 200 million years ago, and have mainly survived thanks to their incredible adaptability.
Frogs generally survive winter by hibernating, they survive predators by using a number of defense mechanisms including playing dead or hopping away, they survive the heat by estivating, burrowing, or remaining in cool places, and try to ensure their survival by laying 100s to 1000s of eggs.
All living things need a means of survival lest they become extinct. Frogs have a lot of disadvantages in the wild, from their porous skin to abundant predators, and some species needing constant access to clean water. However, frogs and toads have several survival tactics that have enabled them to thrive on the planet, even before humans existed! And here are some of them.

Frogs Survive Winter by Hibernating

The frigid cold of winter may lead you to wonder why and how frogs don't freeze to death. Although they look fragile and soft, frogs are strong enough to survive harsh winter conditions. Where I live in Canada, there are tens of species of frogs that are capable of surviving temperatures as low as -40°C.
Frogs survive winter through hibernation. Aquatic frogs such as the American Bullfrog hibernate underwater. Terrestrial frogs such as the American Toad hibernate underground below the frost line. Tree Frogs hibernate under leaf litter and freeze up to 65% of their body.
Some frogs are better equipped to face the frigid cold than others. For example, toads cannot survive freezing temperatures below -1.5 to -5.2 °C or 29°F to 23°F (Swanson et al. 1996), but Tree Frogs can freeze up to 60% of their body during Winter.

Each type of frog will strive to find the perfect hibernation spot as winter approaches. Aquatic frogs naturally settle at the bottom of water bodies like ponds and float around close to the mud. During hibernation, Tree Frogs develop high concentrations of glucose in their vital organs to prevent freezing, even when ice crystals form on their skin. Toads need to burrow underground below the frost line to survive, otherwise the cold can kill them.

Frogs have both a behavioral and physiological adaptation that supports hibernation and would not survive winter without them. Before they hibernate, frogs need to reserve some nutrients to last them throughout the Winter period. Most frogs eat insects, slugs, spiders and worms during the Spring and Summer to create reserves.

Check out our complete guide on How Frogs Survive Winter by Hibernating

Frogs Survive Predators by Self-Defense

Predators are a threat to the survival of frogs. Luckily, there are some ways frogs defend and protect themselves from predators.
As a general rule, frogs defend themselves from predators by puffing up their bodies, playing dead, biting, screaming, urinating, using color, camouflage, and their well-built anatomy to jump, leap or swim away from their predators.
Frogs sometimes have different defense mechanisms depending on the species. For example, many bright primary-colored frogs are highly toxic and have very few predators. Other very small frogs may fill up their body with air, puffing up in the process to frighten predators and look too large to eat.

Some frogs scream if they feel threatened, or may urinate on their enemy to gross it out. Toads often do this when you pick them up because they are afraid and want to escape. The Spring Peeper in the video below played dead when I approached it while looking for them at night. A few minutes later it was looking at me hiding under leaves perfectly fine (CTNF).

Even though they have tiny teeth, some frogs may also try to bite their enemies. Frogs defend themselves in many different fascinating ways and it is in part thanks to their natural self-defense mechanisms that frogs are still around today.

Check out our complete guide on How Frogs Survive Predators by Self-Defence

Frogs Survive by Laying Thousands of Eggs
Frogs generally lay 2 to 30,000 eggs once or multiple times per mating season depending on the species. Frogs lay thousands of eggs to help ensure their survival since most of the eggs will be eaten by predators or will die after being exposed to natural elements.
To ensure their continuity, frogs generally lay thousands of eggs per mating season. Most animals see frogspawn as food and eat them before they transform into tadpoles. Frog eggs do not have any form of protection from the elements and are therefore susceptible to damage from natural elements including currents, the sun, and hail.

Mating generally takes place during Spring or the Wet Season depending on the climate the frogs are located. Frogs reproduce externally by amplexus in water. American Bullfrogs lay up to 25,000 eggs and African Bullfrogs up to 4,000 eggs for example. How many eggs frogs lay depends on the species and their environmental adaptations.

As the female lays eggs, the male simultaneously fertilizes them. Frog eggs need water to survive, so you will likely find clusters of frog eggs, or strings of toad eggs in calm streams, ponds, swamps, marshes, and bogs.

Check out more about how Frogs Survive by Laying Thousands of Eggs

Frogs Survive The Heat by Keeping Cool
Aquatic frogs survive hot weather, stay hydrated, and cool by remaining submerged underwater in the shade of vegetation. Toads burrow underground to escape the heat, and tree frogs remain around the shade, and humidity of trees. Some frog species estivate during Dry Seasons to survive the heat.
Hot weather generally means that frogs and toads are generally active. But the weather can be extremely arid in some climates where frogs spend the Dry Season burrowed underground estivating.

In North America, frogs generally enjoy basking in the sun in the early morning to warm up since frogs are cold-blooded. Frogs are ectothermic, meaning they rely on the environment around them to regulate their temperature. Once the sun gets strong, they find shade to avoid the risk of dehydration.

In certain climates where there is a Dry and Wet Season, frogs undergo estivation which is a period of dormancy similar to hibernation, but for hot locations. The frog finds a cool location, generally underground, and its body starts the estivation process with minimal metabolic activity. Their skin gets covered in a mucous-like cocoon to help reduce and prevent loss of water.

The frog becomes active again when temperatures are more favorable to them, generally during the Wet Season.

Learn about the Ideal Environment for Frogs in our complete guide.

How You Can Help Frogs Survive

As you probably already know, frogs are one of the most vulnerable animals on the planet with more and more species becoming endangered or extinct on a regular basis due to human activity including deforestation, urbanization, and climate exchange.

You can have a positive impact and help frogs from the comfort of your own backyard. Here are some things you can do to help local frogs to ensure their survival:

Create a frog-friendly pond in your yard

Create a toad hibernaculum to help them survive winter

Plant trees near a permanent water source to attract tree frogs

Avoid using pesticides in your yard

Learn more about how you can contribute to the survival of your local frogs in this guide on our blog.

More About Frog Survival

This entire site is dedicated to frogs and toads. Learn more about how they survive in the complete guides on our blog below:

Common Questions About Frog Survival

Can frogs survive a broken leg? Generally, frogs can survive a broken leg with treatment. A qualified veterinarian can help decide the best treatment for a frog's broken leg which may include surgery, medication, amputation, or putting the frog down.

Why do frogs lay so many eggs? Frogs generally lay 2 to 30,000 eggs once or multiple times per mating season depending on the species to ensure their survival. Frogs lay thousands of eggs to help ensure their survival since most of the eggs will be eaten by predators or will die after being exposed to natural elements.

How do frogs survive the heat? Aquatic frogs survive hot weather, stay hydrated, and cool by remaining submerged underwater in the shade of vegetation. Toads burrow underground to escape the heat, and tree frogs remain around the shade, and humidity of trees. Some frog species estivate during Dry Seasons to survive the heat.

How do frogs survive predators? As a general rule, frogs defend themselves from predators by puffing up their bodies, playing dead, biting, screaming, urinating, using color, camouflage, and their well-built anatomy to jump, leap or swim away from their enemies.

How do frogs survive winter? Frogs survive winter through hibernation. Aquatic frogs such as the American Bullfrog hibernate underwater. Terrestrial frogs such as the American toads hibernate underground below the frost line. Tree Frogs hibernate under leaf litter and freeze up to 65% of their body.

Can frogs survive a fall? Frogs can cope with falls better than many other animals due to their weight. Small animals accelerate more slowly during the fall, meaning that the speed of the fall is less and the impact on the ground is lessened as well. However, they may or may not survive in case of injury.

Sources

Swanson, D.L., B.D. Graves, and K.L. Koster. 1996. Freezing tolerance/intolerance and cryoprotection synthesis in terrestrially overwintering anurans in the Great Plains, USA. Journal of Comparative Physiology B 166:110-119

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Frogs use several mechanisms to survive changing seasons, predators, and their environmental conditions. Frogs were recorded to have been on the planet since the Dinosaur Age over 200 million years ago, and have mainly survived thanks to their incredible adaptability. Frogs generally survive winter by hibernating, they survive predators by using a number of defense ...

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Frogs that live in wetlands

Of the 71 frog species known in NSW, 47 are dependent on wetlands.

Common wetland frogs include the striped marsh frog, brown-striped grass frog, spotted grass frog, green tree frog and red-eyed green tree frog.

Because many frogs live in or around wetlands that are only intermittently wet, some have adapted to surviving long dry periods.

For example, 15 species of frog occur in the Macquarie Marshes and seven of those live underground during long dry periods. These include the striped burrowing frog, ornate burrowing frog, waterholding frog and crucifix toad.

Why do frogs need wetlands?

Frogs and tadpoles have thin, porous skin, through which they absorb chemicals from the air and water. For this reason, more than any other terrestrial animal, they need water to survive. Most wetland frogs have very limited tolerances for drying.

Frogs also need water to be able to reproduce. Local rainfall can create temporary pools suitable for some species to breed. However, most species depend on wetland flooding to breed, particularly in inland NSW, where water can be scarce for years.

The majority of frogs in inland wetlands are most active in spring and summer and have a preference for wetlands with longer periods of water pooling. The timing of flooding also has a strong influence on which species are able to breed.

Aquatic vegetation provides shelter for adult frogs and enables the growth of biofilms and organic matter, which are important food sources for tadpoles.

While most common frogs live in or around fresh water, many live in coastal waters, including the endangered green and golden bell frog. It thrives in water bodies that are unshaded, are free of predatory fish such as gambusia (plague minnow) and have grassy areas and sheltering sites nearby.

Threats to frogs in wetlands

Eighteen species of frog - a quarter of all frogs in NSW - are listed as threatened under the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016.

They include:

The main threats to wetland frogs and their habitats in New South Wales are:

alterations to the natural flow regimes of rivers, streams and their floodplains and wetlands

draining of wetlands for agriculture or urban and industrial development

predatory behaviour by exotic fish such as carp, goldfish and gambusia (plague minnow)

climate change

infection of frogs by the fatal disease amphibian chytrid

pollution of wetlands by chemicals and runoff from the land

removal of fallen timber, leaf litter and other ground cover, because these provide cover from the elements and from predators

mining and harvesting of peat and sphagnum moss

introduced animals such as horses, rabbits, foxes and pigs.

Some of these threats are sufficiently serious for them to be listed as key threatening processes under the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016.

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Of the 71 frog species known in NSW, 47 are dependent on wetlands. Common wetland frogs include the striped marsh frog, brown-striped grass frog, spotted grass frog, green tree frog and red-eyed green tree frog. Because many frogs live in or around wetlands that are only intermittently wet, some have adapted to surviving long dry periods.

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Want to design and construct a frog-friendly habitat? Download these instructions!

Tips include:

where to position ponds

not to include fish

to ensure that polluted water can't enter the habitat, as pictured.

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Other resources

Frog Census app

Get involved in our community frog monitoring program, and collect data to help us manage frog populations and raise awareness of waterway health issues with our Frog Census app.
Frog Census
Frog identification beginner's guide

Download the frog identification beginner's guide for more information about frogs you can locate in Victoria.
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Want to design and construct a frog-friendly habitat? Download these instructions! Tips include: where to position ponds not to include fish to ensure that polluted water can't enter the habitat, as pictured. Get involved in our community frog monitoring program, and collect data to help us manage frog populations and raise awareness of waterway health issues with our Frog Census app.

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Frogs are small animals that can jump very well. Frogs are similar to toads. However, a frog has smooth skin and long legs. A toad has rough skin and shorter legs.

Frogs are found throughout the world except in very cold places. They are most common in rain forests. Frogs are amphibians, meaning that they can live in water or on land. Most frogs spend most of their lives in water. Some live in underground holes or in trees.

A frog has smooth, moist skin and big, bulging eyes. Its hind legs are more than twice as long as its front ones. Most frogs have webbed back feet to help them leap and swim. Tree frogs have sticky disks on the tips of their fingers and toes. These disks help them climb slippery surfaces.

Many frogs are tiny. They can be less than an inch (2.5 centimeters) long. The largest frogs are about a foot (30 centimeters) long. Most frogs are green, brown, gray, or yellow. Some are brightly colored.

A frog catches prey by flicking out its long, sticky tongue. Most frogs eat insects and worms. Some also eat other frogs, rodents, and reptiles.

Frogs have glands in their skin that make poison. But this poison does not protect them from snakes, birds, and other enemies. Instead, frogs most often protect themselves by blending in with their surroundings.

Frogs usually lay their eggs in water. There can be hundreds or thousands of eggs. Within a few weeks the eggs hatch into tadpoles. Tadpoles are fishlike creatures that breathe through gills instead of lungs. To become an adult frog, a tadpole loses its tail and develops lungs and limbs.

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Frog | Definition, Species, Habitat, Classification, & Facts

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Frog, any of various tailless amphibians belonging to the order Anura. The name ‘frog’ is often used to distinguish the smooth-skinned, leaping anurans from the squat, warty, hopping ones, which are called toads. In general, frogs have protruding eyes, no tail, and strong, webbed hind feet.

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Where do they live?

Frogs live in the most varied of our country environments, from rainforests and mountains to deserts. However, they are sensitive to change in their environment.

Most common frogs live in or around fresh water. Many need water to breed, although a small puddle can be enough. Their thin, permeable skin is not waterproof, which means they can lose a lot of body moisture on warm days. For this reason, frogs are most active at night, when they will hop about in search of food or a mate. During the day, they find a hiding spot and wait until the heat and light of the sun have passed.

Frogs and the environment

The thin, porous skin of frogs and tadpoles makes them sensitive creatures. Through this skin, they absorb chemicals from the air and water. For this reason, frogs are good indicators of environmental damage.

If you hear many frogs in an area, it means that the local environment is likely to be unspoiled. However, in areas where water or air pollution have occurred, the local frog community will be affected and there are likely to be very few frogs. On some mining and industrial sites, surveys of frogs in the local area have been used to detect accidental pollution of waterways.

What do they sound like?

Most people only realise that frogs are about when they hear them calling near a pond or stream. Each species makes its own particular sound, but the male frog does all the calling, to attract the females.

Listen to the calls of 32 frogs

For more information about these frogs read Frogs of south-west NSW.

Breeding and life cycle

If the female frog is also ready to breed, she will approach the male frog. He will climb onto her back (this embrace is called amplexus) and she will carry him to the egg-laying site. As she releases her eggs, the male frog releases sperm over the eggs. Fertilisation occurs outside of the female's body, usually in pond water.

The fertilised eggs develop and hatch to produce tiny tadpoles, which grow and develop into frogs over a period of months. This change from tadpole to frog is called metamorphosis. The process involves not only the loss of the tail and the growth of legs and arms, but also the replacement of the tadpole's internal gills with lungs. Its digestive system also changes, to cope with a diet of insects rather than algae and decaying animal matter. The aquatic tadpole metamorphoses into a land-dwelling frog.

Create your own frog habitat

In the garden

Build a pond and plant some reeds or tussock-forming sedges around the margin (there are useful pond-building tips at Frog and Tadpole Study Group (FATS)

Keep fertilisers, herbicides and pesticides away from your pond or other areas where frogs may live.

Disinfect and dispose of waste water from frog or tadpole tanks into the sewer system - never into stormwater drains.

On the farm

Retain areas of native vegetation with an undisturbed understorey. Fallen timber, rocks and leaf litter, may be important shelter sites.

Keep cattle away from sections of stream banks and wherever possible retain stream-bank vegetation.

Preserve wetlands and other natural waterways on your property

Maintain wildlife corridors that connect areas of drought refuge.

Fence off a portion of your dam for frogs

Provide frogs with shelter - leave fallen logs, and plant tussock grasses and other non-invasive native plants.

The FATS Group has published useful factsheets to help you create and restore frog habitat - you can order them from the FATS website.

Protection of native animals

All native birds, reptiles, amphibians and mammals, but not including dingoes, are protected in NSW by the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016.

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Fun Frog Facts - full text accessible versions

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This page contains accessible full text versions of the PDF fun fact sheets found on the Froglist for Beginners page. The frog that has no pattern on its back... What names do they have? Whooping Frog Heleioporus inornatus What kind of animal are they? Amphibian Threatened, thriving or trespassing?

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Environment | Department of Environment and Science, Queensland

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A backyard chorus of frog calls was once a common suburban sound; a sign that the frogs (and toads) would soon be breeding. Now, a frog calling in a backyard has become an oddity and an omen that something is wrong: the frogs are declining and have nowhere to breed. Across the suburbs the water that once filled seasonal streams and ponds now feeds into storm water drains. Many of the places where past generations of children went to collect tadpoles are now dry and the frogs are gone.

Adding a frog pond to your backyard is one way to help reverse this trend. Not only will a pond help restore frog habitat but will attract other native animals like dragonflies that have an aquatic stage in their life cycle, and provide a permanent water source for native birds, reptiles and mammals.

This page provides practical tips for what you need to consider if you want to attract frogs to your property.

What frogs live in your area?

The first thing to do is to find out what frogs are likely to live in your area so you can tailor your efforts to providing the habitat that best meets their needs. You can find this out quite easily by using the Wildlife online service on this website to make a list of the wildlife around your property or for your local government area.

If you have already seen or heard frogs in your local area you can identify them with the help of some of the species profiles on this website or invest in a wildlife guide that includes frogs and start your own backyard fauna survey.

Considering the needs of your local frogs

With a list in hand and some information (and your own observations) about the habitat preferences of local frogs you can start planning what you need to do to create frog habitat on your property. Treefrogs prefer dense, smooth-textured foliage and moist microclimates (common green treefrogs often live in downpipes and dainty green treefrogs will hide (and call) from the thick foliage on the lower branches of trees and tall shrubs). For frogs that live on the ground, the type of soil is important. A child's sandpit full of moist river gravel is an ideal place for ornate burrowing frogs to dig in and striped marshfrogs will take up residence in an open compost heap.

Generally, 'frog-scaping your garden' will involve providing ground covers and low shrubs with dense foliage on the ground. Low trees or tall shrubs will provide shade and help buffer frog habitat from temperature extremes and moisture loss. The ground layer should be covered with leaf litter and have rocks and logs for frogs to hide under.

Frog habitat also needs to provide food and shelter for the insects and other invertebrates that frogs will feed on. It is important to remember that if you want to attract frogs you will also need to attract the insects they live on.

Just add water ....

The final ingredient for a successful frog habitat is moisture. Frogs have a permeable skin and quickly dehydrate if they can't maintain their moisture levels. A garden with areas that create a moist microclimate will naturally attract frogs.

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A backyard chorus of frog calls was once a common suburban sound; a sign that the frogs (and toads) would soon be breeding. Now, a frog calling in a backyard has become an oddity and an omen that something is wrong: the frogs are declining and have nowhere to breed.

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Credit: Florida International University

On April 29, the world's frogs are celebrated on Save The Frogs Day.

But throughout the year, FIU researchers go into the far corners of the planet to study and protect frogs in their natural environments and commercially managed areas. With more than more than 30 percent of species at risk of extinction, they are trying to predict how frogs will respond to disturbances and find new ways to help them survive.

In honor of the world's largest day of amphibian education and conservation, biologist Maureen Donnelly offers insight on why frogs are important and in need of saving. The herpetologist has studied amphibians and reptiles in Central and South America for decades.
1. They play an important role in the food chain.
Throughout their lifecycles, frogs have an important place in the food chain as both predators and prey. As tadpoles, they eat algae, helping regulate blooms and reducing the chances of algal contamination. Frogs are an important source of food for a variety of animals, including birds, fish, monkeys and snakes.

The disappearance of frogs can disturb an intricate food web with cascading effects felt throughout an entire ecosystem.
2. They are an indicator species.
Frogs need suitable land and freshwater habitats in order to survive. They also have highly permeable skin that can easily absorb bacteria, chemicals and other toxins. These traits make them susceptible to changes in the environment and great indicators of their environment's health.
3. They keep insect populations at bay.
Did we mention frogs eat insects? These include pesky bugs most people don't want to deal with, as well as adult mosquitoes and their larvae that can transmit diseases including Dengue fever, Malaria, West Nile fever and Zika.
4. Frogs are important in research.
Frogs have served as experimental animals throughout the history of science. They are used to understand biological phenomena in a variety of other animals, including how birds, mammals and reptiles reproduce, grow and develop.

In the 1920s, the African clawed frog was used to determine if a woman is pregnant. After being injected with urine, if the frog produced eggs within 24 hours, the woman was pregnant. For Donnelly, frogs have afforded her a lifetime of discovery and opportunities to learn.
5. Frogs are nature's pharmacy.
Epibatidine, a painkiller 200 times more potent than morphine, is made by some poison dart frogs. Unfortunately, people can't safely ingest it because it's so toxic. But because frog toxins are so diverse, they are being researched for their potential as therapeutic drugs.

Frogs have existed for nearly 300 million years, but they are threatened by disease, pollution, habitat loss, invasive species and climate change. Their populations have declined dramatically since the 1950s, and it is believed more than 120 species have already become extinct since 1980s.

For Donnelly, a world without frogs-and its cascading effects on people, animals and the environment-is one she does not want to know.

"Conservation must be a global team effort," she said. "We are the stewards of the planet and are responsible for all living creatures," she said. We should never have to justify why biodiversity matters."

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Creating or maintaining frog-friendly habitats is one way we can contribute to maintaining the health
of our environment and protecting our local frog populations from decline.

Another advantage is the obvious aesthetic appeal to your garden.
Frogs (and tadpoles):

are an important link in the food chain

help with insect control

are an indicator of the health of micro-systems (due to their
permeable skin and sensitivity to change or chemicals)

help control algae levels in ponds

What do frogs need?

1. A place to hide, from predators and hot, dry conditions

Frogs shelter in many places depending on whether they are ground-dwelling or arboreal (tree climbing). Frogs naturally prefer cooler, moist places. This can be achieved by the careful placement and partial burying of terracotta pots or ceramic pipes. Provide thick leaf litter with rocks and logs to hide in, and digging spots for burrowing frogs.

2. Food

Adult frogs are insect eaters. It is relatively easy to attract insects to your frog area.

Install solar lights that turn on at dusk to attract moths and other flying insects at the right time for the frogs.

Good selection and density of plants to encourage insect life providing a variety of food options for your resident frogs.

3. A place to breed

Most frogs require a permanent source of moisture to successfully breed such as a pond, dam or river. Providing clean water will in turn provide a stable breeding site. Different frog species have different breeding habitat requirements, so read up on your local frogs and their specific requirements.

Build it (right) and they will come!

Before you begin, look around as you may be surprised by what you find and where. Particularly take notice of the natural lay of the land. You can use low-lying areas to your advantage; these make ideal hideaway spots for frogs that are enhanced by strategic positioning of logs, rocks and other suitable hides. Extend these features into water if possible, they are essential shelter for frogs from predators and weather. Remember to check for the location of pipes before digging! There are no single
rules for constructing a frog suitable habitat and the adage of 'many roads lead to Rome' rings true.

Location

Water areas may be a hazard to small children so you may need to make plans to reduce risk and provide child-friendly fencing.

Frogs can be quite noisy with the onset of rain or the breeding season so choose the location of your frog-friendly area carefully!! You may need to select a spot well away from your
and your neighbour's windows.

Domestic animals can be a major threat to the survival of frogs and other native wildlife. Keep free-ranging chickens, dogs and cats out of your frog-friendly areas.

Position your pond two-thirds in shade or use plants to provide shade (avoiding deciduous and toxic plants). Sunshine is needed for plants and to provide algae for tadpole food, too
much is detrimental to water quality.

Remember never to use pesticides on insects around your house as these may then poison your frogs. Let your frogs do the work on pest control!!

Structure

Vary pond depth to include deep (cool) areas for the warmer months and shallow areas for easier frog entry and exit. This also allows tadpoles of different species to select their preferred water temperatures, increasing likelihood of morphing into frogs.

Keep Cane Toads out! This means creating a 60cm high physical barrier, and extending this into the soil if your pond is at ground level. Or simply monitor your pond regularly and remove Cane Toad eggs when found.

Avoid steep walls as small frogs may drown if they cannot exit easily.

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Creating frog-friendly habitats - Land for Wildlife

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Creating or maintaining frog-friendly habitats is one way we can contribute to maintaining the health of our environment and protecting our local frog populations from decline. Another advantage is the obvious aesthetic appeal to your garden.