Southern Toadlet

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Pseudophryne semimarmorata

Male 25-28 mm. Female 25-35 mm. A small dark brown or grey ground dwelling frog with black warts and pale yellow/orange bands on the upper arms.

Details
Type
Amphibian
Group
Animals
Frog - Southern Frog
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.