Bibron's Toadlet
Pseudophryne bibronii
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Type | Amphibian |
| Group | |
| Other Common Names | Brown Toadlet |
| Biology | Breeding season: after heavy summer rains. Females lay 20-200 pigmented eggs in loose clumps in small depressions in the soil. The eggs are often coated in soil or mud. Males guard the eggs. A ground dwelling species which tends to walk rather than hop. |
| Distinctive Markings | Adults have a coarse black and white mottled pattern on the undersurface. Slightly pointed snout and indistinct tympanum. |
| Taxonomy | |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Amphibia |
| Order | Anura |
| Family | Myobatrachidae |
| Genus | Pseudophryne |
| Species | bibronii |
South-east South Australia, southern and eastern Victoria, eastern new South Wales to extreme south-eastern Queensland.
Source: Atlas of Living Australia