General Description
Body dark brown with small yellow or white spots on the side, white underneath. Body dark grey-brown to black with small yellow or white spots on the side. Yellow ridge from eye to top of arm. Throat pinkish-grey and white on belly underneath. Large eyes and a vertical pupil. Up to 10 cm long. Call: like owls, a high pitched "oo-oo-oo".
Biology
Giant Burrowing Frogs burrow in the banks of creeks. They can be heard calling from these burrows.
Distribution
South-eastern mainland Australia.
Habitat
Wet and dry forests, as well as woodlands.
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Brief Id
A large, dark brown frog with yellow spots on the side and vertical pupil. Call sounds like an owl.
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Colours
Grey, Yellow, Brown, White
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Maximum Size
10 cm
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Diet
Insects
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Endemicity
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Commercial
No
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Conservation Statuses
CITES: Not listed, FFG Threatened List: Critically Endangered, EPBC Act 1999: Vulnerable, IUCN Red List: Vulnerable
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Scientific Author
(Shaw & Nodder, 1795)
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Common Name
Giant Burrowing Frog
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Species Name
australiacus
