# Growling Grass Frog > Cite as: PLOT record e/growling-grass-frog v1, compiled by PLOT (2026-07-01 to 2026-08-28), species summary - **Address:** e/growling-grass-frog (https://www.plot.eco/e/growling-grass-frog) - **Kind:** Species summary (compiled from the published claims listed) - **Who said it:** Compiled by PLOT from the published claims listed - **Period:** Claims cover 2026 (2 of 4 undated) - **Checked:** Reviewed (step 3 of 4): Its least-checked claim is reviewed. PLOT checked the claim against its source. This is not independent verification. - **Open questions:** None open - **Scientific name:** Litoria raniformis - **Evidence shown:** Reviewed and from approved sources. 4 claims shown, all reviewed. ## What it is (2) - **Australian Faunal Directory taxon:** https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/6b401170-ea17-43e2-8dc3-6b78d4d6de9a (matched exactly; read from Atlas of Living Australia species record: Litoria raniformis (Southern Bell Frog); CC BY 4.0 (Australian Faunal Directory), attribution https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/6b401170-ea17-43e2-8dc3-6b78d4d6de9a) - **sprat:** 1828 (matched exactly; read from Threatened Species State Lists, 28 August 2026 (EPBC Act listed threatened species)) - **vba:** 13207 (matched exactly; read from Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 Threatened List (July 2026)) #### Litoria raniformis (Growling Grass Frog) is listed as Vulnerable on Victoria's Threatened List under the FFG Act. > Cite as: PLOT record c/H4XP-V3 v1, Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (Victoria) (2026-07-01 to 2026-07-31), reported by source - **Address:** c/H4XP-V3, version 1 of 1 (https://www.plot.eco/c/H4XP-V3) - **Value:** Vulnerable (Conservation listing status) - **About:** Growling Grass Frog - **Kind:** Reported by source - **Who said it:** Legal register - **Period:** 2026-07-01 to 2026-07-31 - **Checked:** Reviewed (step 3 of 4): PLOT checked the claim against its source. This is not independent verification. Checked by a person. - **Open questions:** None open - **Source:** Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 Threatened List (July 2026) (Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (Victoria)), Threatened taxa!A1133:E1133 (Taxon ID, Scientific Name, Common Name, Extinction Risk, Category of Threat) - **The snippet in PLOT:** - **Editions:** ala-additions-2 - **How we found this:** not recorded - **Section:** placed by rule: a listing status #### The Growling Grass Frog is listed as Vulnerable under the EPBC Act. > Cite as: PLOT record c/V7P2-2Q v1, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (2026-08-28 to 2026-08-28), reported by source - **Address:** c/V7P2-2Q, version 1 of 1 (https://www.plot.eco/c/V7P2-2Q) - **Value:** Vulnerable (Conservation listing status) - **About:** Growling Grass Frog - **Kind:** Reported by source - **Who said it:** Legal register - **Period:** 2026-08-28 to 2026-08-28 - **Checked:** Reviewed (step 3 of 4): PLOT checked the claim against its source. This is not independent verification. Checked by a person. - **Open questions:** None open - **Source:** Threatened Species State Lists, 28 August 2026 (EPBC Act listed threatened species) (Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water), Sheet1!A1320:D1320 (Scientific Name, Common Name, Current Scientific Name, Threatened status) - **The snippet in PLOT:** - **Editions:** ala-additions-2 - **How we found this:** not recorded - **Section:** placed by rule: a listing status ## Where it's recorded (1) #### The department's guidelines say the Growling Grass Frog breeds in permanent or seasonally flooded water bodies, usually in still or slow-moving water. > Cite as: PLOT record c/80RJ-2W v1, Australian Government DCCEEW (undated), reported association - **Address:** c/80RJ-2W, version 1 of 1 (https://www.plot.eco/c/80RJ-2W) - **About:** Growling Grass Frog → Freshwater wetland - **Kind:** Reported association - **Who said it:** Reported by government - **Period:** undated - **Checked:** Reviewed (step 3 of 4): PLOT checked the claim against its source. This is not independent verification. Checked by a person. - **Open questions:** None open - **Source:** Significant impact guidelines for the vulnerable growling grass frog (Litoria raniformis), EPBC Act policy statement 3.14 (Australian Government DCCEEW), p. 7, Key ecological requirements (p. 5) - **The snippet in PLOT:** - **Editions:** national-recovery-plans - **How we found this:** not recorded - **Section:** placed by rule: relationship "breeds_in": where it is found ## Condition and trend (0) ## Pressures (0) ## NextSteps (0) - No NextSteps published. ## Not yet placed in a section (1) #### The guidelines say adult Growling Grass Frogs move across open ground, grasslands for example, to reach places to feed and breed. > Cite as: PLOT record c/RR46-BF v1, Australian Government DCCEEW (undated), reported association - **Address:** c/RR46-BF, version 1 of 1 (https://www.plot.eco/c/RR46-BF) - **About:** Growling Grass Frog → Grassland - **Kind:** Reported association - **Who said it:** Reported by government - **Period:** undated - **Checked:** Reviewed (step 3 of 4): PLOT checked the claim against its source. This is not independent verification. Checked by a person. - **Open questions:** None open - **Source:** Significant impact guidelines for the vulnerable growling grass frog (Litoria raniformis), EPBC Act policy statement 3.14 (Australian Government DCCEEW), p. 7, Key ecological requirements (p. 5) - **The snippet in PLOT:** - **Editions:** national-recovery-plans - **How we found this:** not recorded - **Section:** not yet placed ## Sources (3) - Significant impact guidelines for the vulnerable growling grass frog (Litoria raniformis), EPBC Act policy statement 3.14 (Australian Government DCCEEW): 2 claims - Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 Threatened List (July 2026) (Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (Victoria)): 1 claim - Threatened Species State Lists, 28 August 2026 (EPBC Act listed threatened species) (Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water): 1 claim --- Machine-readable: https://www.plot.eco/e/growling-grass-frog.json Cite as: PLOT record e/growling-grass-frog v1, compiled by PLOT (2026-07-01 to 2026-08-28), species summary