GREEN & GOLDEN bell frogs

Our Council Biodiversity Officer had the opportunity to participate in the annual workshop for the management of the endangered Green and Golden Bell Frog (Litoria aurea) a frog that is found in the Liverpool LGA. This event was hosted by Sydney Olympic Park Authority (SOPA) which is part of the NSW Government Saving our Species program. The day had a wide range of presentations and end of day private walk-around the SOPA grounds.

Leading subject matter specialists conducted educational and exciting presentations which included the following;

• The ecology of the Green and Golden Bell Frog

• Designing and maintaining habitat

• The influence of Gambusia holbrooki (mosquito fish) on site selection

• Improving translocation outcomes using sound analysis software to complement acoustic monitors for detecting the Green and Golden Bell Frog.

Following the presentations, a private end of day field trip was conducted by the SOPA team. The team showed participants around the grounds where they got to explore some of the Green and Golden Bell Frog habitats they have on the grounds as well as unique parcels of woodland, bird habitat and other park amenities. During the exploration across the grounds, the group were fortunate enough to sight two Green and Golden Bell Frogs basking in the sun within one of the wetlands.

The Green & Golden Bell Frog can be found in a protected site, an old shale quarry, see where to explore here.