The Squelching Froglet is a rather small frog and is often found hoping in ground cover. If you hear or see Kyooya in an urban area, it means the local environment is doing well.
Threats: Habitat loss and predation by cats and foxes
Will they visit?: Squelching Froglets will visit home gardens located near wetlands
Natural Distribution: Common and widespread through out the South West and Perth region
Squelching froglet – (C) Joe Porter
Habitat at a Glance
See Habitat Guide for more detail
Shelter: Damplands, leaf litter, logs, rock crevices, and frog hotels
Diet: Invertebrates and small animals (e.g. other frogs)
Water: Large frog ponds
ReWild Benefit: Pest control and an environmental indicator
Habitat Guide - Shelter
Natural Shelter
Squelching Froglets are commonly encountered around Perth. They are small and do not seem to venture far from permanent wetlands or waterways. A garden with fallen logs, rockeries, thick mulch, dense shrubs and trees, and a dampland will provide with a cool wet habitat during the dry seasons.
Novel Shelter
Below is a frog hotel template. Ideally, a frog hotel for a Squelching Froglet should be located in shaded area and close to the ground. 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
Squelching Froglets eat invertebrates including insects. A dampland, frog pond, and an array of native shrubs, trees, and groundcovers will attract invertebrates to the garden. Solar lights in the garden will attract flying insects and provide additional foraging habitat for Squelching Froglets.
Providing sources of water
Squelching Froglets require a very well vegetated frog pond with varying depths. They are fairly adaptable and have been known to breed in all types of standing water – even flooded roadside verges! 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
Their call sounds very similar to a squelching sound as if walking through the mud. 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.
