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title: "Motorradfrosch"
description: "Ranoidea moorei — Amphibien. The motorbike frog (Ranoidea moorei) is a ground-dwelling tree frog of the subfamily Pelodryadinae found in Southwest Australia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/motorbike-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Motorradfrosch

> Ranoidea moorei — Amphibien. The motorbike frog (Ranoidea moorei) is a ground-dwelling tree frog of the subfamily Pelodryadinae found in Southwest Australia.

- Scientific name: *Ranoidea moorei*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amphibien)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 2662
- iNaturalist taxon: [517096](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/517096)

## Names

- en: Motorbike Frog
- de: Motorradfrosch

## Countries with the most observations

AU (2593)

## Summary

The motorbike frog (Ranoidea moorei) is a ground-dwelling tree frog of the subfamily Pelodryadinae found in Southwest Australia.  Its common name is derived from the male frog's mating call, which sounds similar to a motorbike changing up through gears; it is also known as Moore's frog, the western bell frog,  western green and golden bell frog, and  western green tree frog. The Noongar name for it is Kyooya.Note 1

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorbike_frog

## Photo

![Motorradfrosch](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/motorbike-frog/medium.jpg)

Photo: evaladyman · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/336583446

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/motorbike-frog?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).