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<\/a><\/p>\nAlso named the green bell frog, green and golden swamp frog and green frog, is a ground-dwelling tree frog native to eastern Australia<\/p>\n
About the beautiful Green and Golden Bell Frog<\/strong><\/p>\n The Green and Golden Bell Frog is found in many Blue Mountains\u2019 waterways, particularly close to bulrushes. Though it may appear golden or even black with a cream underside; if you see one, make sure to catch a glimpse of its true beautiful green colour. The word bell in its name comes from three very distinct golden flaps on each side of its head. With stunning translucent skin like that, they are quite simply gorgeous frogs! They range from 45 to 100 millimetres.<\/p>\n The voracious adults have very broad diets, including insects such as crickets, larvae, mosquito wrigglers, dragonflies, earthworms, cockroaches, flies, and grasshoppers. They are also known to eat freshwater crayfish and slugs, and other frogs, even of the same species. They have a strong tendency for cannibalism, and frequently these in the same enclosure devour each other.<\/p>\n Where to see them<\/strong><\/p>\n The Green and Golden Bell Frog is only found within close proximity to water, as it relies on damp conditions to survive. While they can usually be spotted around wetlands such as swamps, dams or even backyard ponds, you may come across them in other damp locales such as rain forests. The best place to look for these little critters is within close proximity to freshwater streams. For example, if you\u2019re hiking along a creek-bank in Katoomba, don\u2019t be surprised if you stumble upon one of these little beauties! You might just get lucky!<\/p>\n Are they endangered?<\/strong><\/p>\n The first contact with humans is rarely amicable. The Green and Golden Bell frog is native to Australia\u2019s Blue Mountains, but urbanisation over recent years has meant that their natural habitat has shrunk substantially, particularly as forest fragments are carved up by development. In addition, pollutants from human activity have caused both degradation in water quality and increasingly frequent floods due to altered weather patterns. It\u2019s not surprising then that populations have dwindled significantly; conservationists estimate that only around a dozen populations remain.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n