General Description
Body grey with patches of yellow and dark grey, belly darker with small white spots. Well developed paratoid glands (lump behind the eye). The groin, thighs and upper forearm are bright yellow. Fingers short, toes long with no webbing. Up to 3 cm long.
Biology
Martin's Toadlets burrow in the ground and also shelter in logs and leaf litter. Breeding sites include swamps, flooded grasslands and ponds.
Distribution
Isolated populations in south-eastern coastal Australia, from East Gippsland to the south-eastern corner of New South Wales.
Habitat
Dry forest and woodlands.
More Information
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Animal Type
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Brief Id
Small to medium sized from with fully pigmented belly and a lump behind each eye.
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Colours
Black, Brown, White, Yellow, Orange, Red, Grey, Cream
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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: Critically Endangered, EPBC Act 1999: Not listed, IUCN Red List: Data Deficient
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Taxon Name
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Scientific Author
Davies & Littlejohn, 1986
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Common Name
Martin's Toadlet
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Species Name
martini
