Cave-dwelling frog

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

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