Giant Burrowing Frog
Heleioporus australiacus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyLimnodynastidae (Foam-nesting Ground Frogs)
- GenusHeleioporus (Heleioporus Burrowing Frogs)
- SpeciesHeleioporus australiacus (Giant Burrowing Frog)
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Giant Burrowing Frog sighting in Royal National Park, based on 18 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Royal National Park
Striped Marsh Frog
Limnodynastes peronii
Pobblebonk
Limnodynastes dumerilii
Common Eastern Froglet
Crinia signifera
Leaf Green Treefrog
Ranoidea phyllochroa
Peron's Tree Frog
Litoria peronii
Eastern Dwarf Treefrog
Litoria fallax
Red-crowned Toadlet
Pseudophryne australis
Wallum Rocket Frog
Litoria freycineti
Haswell's Froglet
Paracrinia haswelli
Verreaux's Tree Frog
Litoria verreauxii
Jervis Bay Treefrog
Litoria jervisiensis
📅 Monthly Probability
🌙 When They're Spotted
Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Giant Burrowing Frog in Royal National Park?
About 9% of wildlife watchers report a Giant Burrowing Frog sighting in Royal National Park, based on 18 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Giant Burrowing Frog in Royal National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Giant Burrowing Frog in Royal National Park in our monthly data.