Barking Frog

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Chris Lindorff | Chris Lindorff

Limnodynastes fletcheri

Small to moderate in size. Adult length 33-55 mm. Large irregular edged browish-olive green blotches on the back. Skin on the back is smooth with low round warts. Belly is white and smooth. Base of the toes are webbed.

Details
Type
Amphibian
Group
Animals
Frog - Southern Frog
Other Common Names
Barking Marsh Frog
Biology

Breeding season: spring - autumn, after heavy rains. Females lay approximately 300 pigmented eggs, in a floating foam mass which is often partly attached to grasses. Eggs hatch three days after being laid. Males call from concealed floating vegetation within waterbodies.
Distinctive Markings

Reddish-orange patch on their upper eyelid.
Taxonomy
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Amphibia
Order
Anura
Family
Myobatrachidae
Genus
Limnodynastes
Species
fletcheri

Source: Atlas of Living Australia

The Barking Frog is a species of non-burrowing frog which has a single 'dog-like' bark.

Interesting Facts
Diet

Carnivore. Adults feed on a wide variety of insects.
Habitat

Adults are most often associated with water, in woodlands and floodplains of rivers. Found under rocks, logs and in yabby burrows. In Victoria, distribution is restricted to the floodplains of the Murray River.
Native Status
Native to Australia
Audio
Audio samples
Audio ©
Murray Littlejohn
Sounds
The call is a short modulated note which sounds similar to a distant barking dog. This sound is repeated every few seconds "whrup... whrup..."