Southern Toadlet
Pseudophryne semimarmorata
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Type | Amphibian |
| Group | |
| Biology | Breeding season: late summer to autumn after heavy rainfall. Females lay 70-170 pigmented eggs in loose clumps, often coated in soil in a shallow burrow constructed by the male. The burrows will become flooded with winter rain. Males guard the eggs. A ground dwelling species which tends to walk rather than hop. |
| Distinctive Markings | Adults have a yellow or bright orange throat, lower belly and hind limbs with black and white marbling on the chest and upper belly. Slightly pointed snout and indistinct tympanum. |
| Taxonomy | |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Amphibia |
| Order | Anura |
| Family | Myobatrachidae |
| Genus | Pseudophryne |
| Species | semimarmorata |
Source: Atlas of Living Australia
Distinguished from Bibron's toadlet by its orange-yellow ventral markings.
| Interesting Facts | |
|---|---|
| Diet | Adults have a yellow or bright orange throat, lower belly and hind limbs with black and white marbling on the chest and upper belly. Slightly pointed snout and indistinct tympanum. |
| Habitat | Under leaf litter and debris in grasslands, heath, dry forest, woodland and shrubland. |
| Native Status | Native to Australia |