Kimberly water-holding frog
The Kimberly water-holding frog, long-footed frog, collared frog, blotchy frog or variegated burrowing frog (Ranoidea longipes) is a frog from Australia. It lives in the Kimberly region in Western Australia, the Northern Territory and Queensland.[2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Clade: | Ranoidea |
| Species: | R. longipes
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| Ranoidea longipes (Tyler and Martin, 1977)[2]
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This frog lives in grasslands. It likes to dig in the ground. The females lay eggs in shallow water, 50 to 2000 at a time. The tadpoles grow into frogs after one month.[3]
References
- ↑ Template:Cite IUCN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Ranoidea longipes (Tyler and Martin, 1977)". American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 J.M. Hero (April 5, 2002). "Cyclorana longipes: Long-footed frog". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved September 14, 2020.