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Neobatrachus
Sign in to saveNeobatrachus is a genus of burrowing ground frogs native to Australia. They occur in every state except Tasmania, however this genus is absent from the far north of Australia and most of Queensland. Most of the species in this genus occur in south-western Western Australia. They are often found in arid areas and burrow underground to avoid dehydration. They are typically found in temporary claypan and flooded grassland habitats.
Species
Desert Trilling Frog
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAmphibia
- OrderAnura
- FamilyLimnodynastidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 2,416
- With media
- 2
- Family
- Limnodynastidae
- Collections
- ANWC, NMV
- Recorded in
- Australia
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Limnodynastidae
- Image
- Sudell's Frog - Neobatrachus sudelli.jpg
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- Commons category
- Neobatrachus
- topic's main category
- Category:Neobatrachus
- taxon name
- Neobatrachus
- taxon rank
- genus
- endemic to
- Australia
- taxon author citation
- Peters, 1863
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Neobatrachus is a genus of burrowing ground frogs native to Australia. They occur in every state except Tasmania, however this genus is absent from the far north of Australia and most of Queensland. Most of the species in this genus occur in south-western Western Australia. They are often found in arid areas and burrow underground to avoid dehydration. They are typically found in temporary claypan and flooded grassland habitats.
These burrowing frogs have special genetic characteristics that help them to live in extreme environments. They stand out because some species are tetraploids instead of diploids.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Neobatrachus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.