General Description
Body dark green to brown with dark patches, and a light patch on the top of the head. Hind legs and groin with orange-red patches. Well developed paratoid glands (lump behind the eye). Up to 3 cm long.
Biology
Smooth Toadlets usually hide, emerging to breed when summer and spring rains flood the area.
Distribution
Eastern mainland Australia.
Habitat
Dry forest and woodland areas.
More Information
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Brief Id
Legs and groin with orange-red patches, light patch on head, lump behind each eye.
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Colours
Brown, Green, White, Grey
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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
Keferstein, 1867
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Common Name
Smooth Toadlet
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Species Name
laevigata
