General Description

Body pale grey, brown or yellow with dark patches; belly mainly white. Pale stripe along the middle of the back and small wart lumps over the body. One or more small, usually rounded, black lumps at the base of the foot (metatarsal tubercles). Pupils vertical. Up to 5 cm long.

Biology

Painted Frogs usually shelter in burrows, emerging to breed in the summer near lagoons, ponds and temporary floodplains.

Distribution

South-eastern mainland Australia.

Habitat

Mallee, arid and semi-arid areas.

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