Eastern Banjo Frog

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Limnodynastes dumerilii

Male 52-90 mm. Female 52-83 mm. A bulky broad-headed muscular species adapted to burrowing backwards in soil. Pale brown to dark brown, rough and warty dorsal surface with long dark brown patches.

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

Breeding season: spring to early autumn. Females lay up to 4000 pigmented eggs enclosed in a white frothy floating foam raft hidden amongst aquatic vegetation.

Distinctive Markings

Adults have a large oval tibial gland and a narrow elongate skin gland on the upper jaw. Short and rounded snout and indistinct tympanum.

Taxonomy
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Amphibia
Order
Anura
Family
Limnodynastidae
Genus
Limnodynastes
Species
dumerilii
South Australia through south-eastern Australia to the extreme south-east of Queensland and Tasmania.

Source: Atlas of Living Australia

Mass spawning can occur after heavy rain with intense calling.

Interesting Facts
Diet

Carnivore. Adults feed on invertebrates.

Habitat

Friable loamy or sandy soils in which to burrow. Often found in dug up gardens.

Native Status
Native to Australia
Audio
Audio samples
Sounds
The identifying call is a short musical banjo-like "plonk" or "bonk".