FROGCALL NEWSLETTER No. 116 No 146, December 2016 20 th ANNIVERSARY ISSUE! David Nelson Tassie Trifecta Arthur White Green Tree Frog Story Marion Anstis Native tadpole or cane toad? Harry Hines Kroombit Tinker-frog THE FROG AND TADPOLE STUDY GROUP NSW Inc. andFacebook: more..... https://www.facebook.com/groups/FATSNSW/ Email:
[email protected] Frogwatch Helpline 0419 249 728 Website: www.fats.org.au ABN: 34 282 154 794 MEETING FORMAT Friday 2nd December 2016 6.30 pm: Lost frogs needing homes. Please bring your FATS membership card and $$ donation. NPWS NSW, Office of Environment and Heritage amphibian licence must be sighted on the night. Rescued frogs can never be released. 7.00 pm: Welcome and announcements. 7.45 pm: The main speaker is Marion Anstis, for a change giving us a look at a ‘no frog zone’ in a very cold part of the world! 8.30 pm: Frog-O-Graphic Competition Prizes Awarded. 8.45 pm: Show us your frog images, tell us about your frogging trips or experiences. Guessing competi- tion, continue with frog adoptions, Christmas supper and a chance to relax and chat with frog experts. Thanks to all speakers for an enjoyable year of meetings, and all entrants in the Frog-O-Graphic Competition. Email
[email protected] to send an article for FrogCall. CONTENTS President’s Page Arthur White 3 The Story of FATS - 25th Anniversary Arthur White 4 Our Remarkable Neobatrachus Stephen Mahony 12 Veterinary Observations on a Captive Green Tree Frog Dr Kim Le 14 Centre Poster Spread: Splendid Tree Frogs Karen Russell 16 FATS Frog-O-Graphic Competition winners 18 Eyes Bigger than their Bellies! Dr Shane Simpson 20 Meet the New Species Marion Anstis 23 Smiths Lake Field Trip, March 2016 Peter Spradbrow 26 Field Trips Robert Wall 30 Meeting directions and map 31 Committee members contact details 32 Cover photo: Dahl’s Aquatic Frog, Litoria dahlii from Karumba, Qld Aaron Payne 2 President’s Page Arthur White 2015–2016 has been another good year for FATS.