Threats: Habitat loss and predation by cats and foxes
Will they visit?: Clicking Froglets will visit home gardens and reside in large frog ponds
Natural Distribution: Common and widespread through out the South West and Perth region
Clicking Frog – (C) Joe Porter
Habitat at a Glance
See Habitat Guide for more detail
Shelter: Damplands, leaf litter, logs, rock crevices, and grasses
Diet: Invertebrates
Water: Large frog ponds
ReWild Benefit: Pest control and an environmental indicator
Habitat Guide - Shelter
Natural Shelter
Clicking Froglets are small and prefer the shelter of dense grasses and rushes near open water. Rattling Froglets are often active during overcast days or after recent rains and a garden with fallen logs, rockeries, thick mulch, and dense shrubs will provide shelter during these periods.
Novel Shelter
Below is a frog hotel template. Ideally, a frog hotel for Clicking Froglets should be located in shaded areas and near sources of water. Ensure the hotel is inaccessible to resident dogs or cats. Before you build:
Use chlorine free water by using water conditioner or standing a bucket of tap water outdoors for a minimum of 24 hours.
Keep away from treated timber as this can emit fumes toxic to wildlife.
There should be no standing water as this is a breeding site for mosquitos.
Habitat Guide - Food and Water
Providing natural sources of food
Clicking Froglets eat invertebrates including insects and seem to prefer to forage amongst grasses, rushes, and near the ground. A dampland, frog pond, and an array of native shrubs, grasses, and groundcovers will attract invertebrates to the garden. Solar lights will also attract flying insects to the garden and more prey for Clicking Froglets.
Providing sources of water
Clicking Froglets require well vegetated frog ponds with varying depths. They are fairly adaptable and have been known to breed in very shallow pools of water. Sandy substrate in the pond will provide protection for tadpoles as they bury themselves when startled. Below is a template for a suitable frog pond. Before you build:
Frogs are incredibly noisy, please be courteous of neighbors and peoples bedrooms.
Use chlorine free water by using water conditioner or standing a bucket of tap water outdoors for a minimum of 24 hours.
Include native fish in the pond to control mosquito larvae.
ReWild Benefits
Clicking Froglets are also called ‘rattling frogs’ as they produce a repetitive rattling sound. Frogs and their tadpoles are sensitive critters. Our native frogs are environmental indicators. If you hear or see many frogs in an urban area, it means the local environment is healthy with good ecological function. If you have frogs in the garden you can record their call via Frog ID to help scientists monitor their population.
