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title: "Southern Bell Frog"
description: "Ranoidea raniformis — Amfibieën. The growling grass frog (Ranoidea raniformis), also commonly known as the southern bell frog, warty swamp frog and erroneously as the green frog, is a species of ground-dwelling tree frog native to southeastern Australia, ranging from southern South Australia along the Murray River though Victoria to New South Wales, with populations through Tasmania."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/southern-bell-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Southern Bell Frog

> Ranoidea raniformis — Amfibieën. The growling grass frog (Ranoidea raniformis), also commonly known as the southern bell frog, warty swamp frog and erroneously as the green frog, is a species of ground-dwelling tree frog native to southeastern Australia, ranging from southern South Australia along the Murray River though Victoria to New South Wales, with populations through Tasmania.

- Scientific name: *Ranoidea raniformis*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amfibieën)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Meren en rivieren)
- iNaturalist observations: 2433
- iNaturalist taxon: [517107](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/517107)

## Names

- en: Southern Bell Frog
- de: Südlicher Glockenfrosch

## Countries with the most observations

AU (1208), NZ (1058)

## Summary

The growling grass frog (Ranoidea raniformis), also commonly known as the southern bell frog, warty swamp frog and erroneously as the green frog, is a species of ground-dwelling tree frog native to southeastern Australia, ranging from southern South Australia along the Murray River though Victoria to New South Wales, with populations through Tasmania. This species' common names vary between states; the name southern bell frog applies in New South Wales and South Australia, growling grass frog in Victoria, and green and gold frog in Tasmania. This species has been introduced to New Zealand.

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

## Photo

![Southern Bell Frog](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/southern-bell-frog/medium.jpg)

Photo: Tyler McBeth · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/143489612

## Machine access

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