Olive water-holding frog
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The olive water-holding frog, spotted collared frog or Daly Waters frog (Ranoidea maculosa) is a frog from Australia. Scientists have only seen it in one place in the Northern Territory, with a few on the other side of the border in Queensland. This place is called Daly Waters.[2][3][4]
| Olive water-holding frog | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Clade: | Ranoidea |
| Species: | R. maculosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Ranoidea maculosa (Tyler and Martin, 1977)
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| Most of this frog's range is in the Northern Territory, with a small part in Queensland. | |
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This frog is 5.0 cm long. Most of the skin on its back is pale but it has very dark black marks.[4]
References
- ↑ Jean-Marc Hero; Paul Horner (2004). "Litoria maculosa". 2004. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T41072A10396451. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T41072A10396451.en. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Ranoidea maculosa (Tyler and Martin, 1977)". American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- ↑ J-M Hero (May 6, 2002). "Cyclorana maculosa: Daly Waters Frog". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Eric Vanderduys (November 15, 2012). Field Guide to the Frogs of Australia. Csiro. p. 51. ISBN 9780643108806. Retrieved September 16, 2020.