General Description
Body dark brown to dark grey with yellow patches between the eyes, on the upper front legs and/or between the hind legs on the back. Belly smooth with black and white marbling. Up to 3 cm long.
Biology
Dendy's Toadlets usually shelter under rocks or logs. This frog tends to walk rather than jump to move around (like other frogs in the genus Pseudophryne).
Distribution
South-eastern mainland Australia, from south-eastern New South Wales to eastern Victoria.
Habitat
Wet and dry sclerophyll forest.
More Information
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Brief Id
A small, colourful ground-dwelling frog.
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Colours
Brown, Black, Yellow, White
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Maximum Size
3 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: Not listed, EPBC Act 1999: Not listed, IUCN Red List: Least Concern
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Taxon Name
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Scientific Author
Lucas, 1892
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Common Name
Dendy's Toadlet
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Other Names
Southern Toadlet
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Species Name
dendyi