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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Environment
Donna Lu

Different croaks: new frog and gecko species discovered on remote island in Australia’s north

A frog with a shiny golden back sitting on a mossy rock
Callulops gobakula, which has a croaking call similar to that of a green tree frog and lives in the cracks between boulders, is one of three new animal species discovered on Dauan Island in the Torres Strait. Photograph: Conrad Hoskin/James Cook University

Three new animal species – two frogs and a gecko – have been discovered on a remote island in Australia’s north.

The animals were found on Dauan Island, a 3 sq km island in the far northern Torres Strait that is dominated by boulder fields.

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