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Broad-palmed Frog
Photo: Courtesy of Damon Ramsey
BSc.(Zool) Biologist Guide
Broad-palmed Frog:
Litoria latopalmata
- A highly variable frog, probably with more than one
species represented under this name.
- Pale fawn to
dark brown above, immaculate or with a series of darker variegations and
blotches .
- A broad black canthal stripe, almost completely interrupted in front
of the eye, and continued behind the eye to almost enclose the tympanum and
extend to the flanks, where it breaks up into an irregular series of black spots
and blotches extending to the groin.
- A pale glandular stripe from below eye to
base of forelimb.
- Lower jaw variegated with brown
and pale creamy-white. Hind side of thighs variegated with yellow and dark
brown, often forming a reticulum.
- Skin smooth or with a few small
flat warts; remaining ventral surfaces and lower flanks granular.
Distribution:
- Coast, ranges and interior of eastern Australia, from central
QLD to central NSW.
Size:
- The average adult length of the
Broad-palmed frog is 40 millimetres.
Habitat:
- A terrestrial, nocturnal frog, individuals of which appear to forage
widely over the forest or woodland floor, or on coastal and river floodplains,
even well away from water.
Information:
Harold G. Cogger, Reptiles & Amphibians of Australia
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