gardeneticist's Identifications

Large barred frog found with many others of its kind nearby. All positioned along a creek path.
Roughly 4 inches from snout to vent, no discs or webbing on the toes, which are long and thin.
Extra long and powerful back legs, with stout and muscular front legs. Pointed face with relatively huge black eyes, showing horizontal pupils in the right lighting.
Bright yellow throat.
Greyish brown all over, with prominent dark brown banding around the lips, eyes, spine and legs.
Specimens demonstrated powerful jumping ability.

Adorable bandicoot seen foraging around pine forest campsites. Long thin pointed nose and small leaf shaped ears high on the skull, with beady eyes. Size roughly that of a rabbit, with a long thin tail and long back feet/toes. Short front legs and small front feet. Ticked brown colour with white underbelly and throat. Feet and nose are pink. Moved slowly in a lolloping gait like a rabbit until disturbed, and was extremely quick and skittish.
Call sounded like a small trumpet sneeze.

Large brushtail possum seen visiting a quiet campsite.
Around the size of a domestic cat, with thick black bushy tail and soft grey coat.
Short blunt snout with a pink nose. Large brown and black eyes and small, round pink ears. White throat and underbelly.
Very shy.

Mantis found trapped inside a home. Around 2 and a half inches from snout to vent, with slim body in bright light green. Pale green transparent wings with a white outer trim, and black spot located on the inner side of each front leg. Large binocular eyes in purple/red, with long thin straight antennae.