Cave-dwelling frog

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The cave-dwelling frog or cave frog (Litoria cavernicola) is a frog from northwestern Australia.[1][2]

Cave-dwelling frog
Conservation status
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Pelodryadidae
Genus: Ranoidea
Species:
R. cavernicola
Binomial name
Ranoidea cavernicola
(Tyler & Davies, 1979)
Synonyms
  • Litoria cavernicola Tyler & Davies, 1979

The cave-dwelling frog lives in caves and between large rocks in sandstone canyons in the Kimberly region.[1] It is green to reddish-brown in color.[2]

The frogs lay their eggs in shallow pools of water, but scientists do not know what the tadpoles are like.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Litoria cavernicola". Atlas of Living Australia. Archived from the original on June 6, 2020. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Cave Frog". Western Australia Museum. 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2020.