Striped burrowing frog
The striped burrowing frog, greenstripe frog, or Australian striped treefrog (Ranoidea alboguttata) is a tree frog from Australia. It lives in Queensland, New South Wales and the Northern Territory.[2][3]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Clade: | Ranoidea |
| Species: | R. alboguttata
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| Ranoidea alboguttata (Günther, 1867)[2]
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This frog lives in forests and in grasslands that are covered in water for part of the year. They spend a lot of time aboveground when it there is a lot of rain or water around, and they spend more time underground near ponds when the weather is dry.[3] This frog can stay underground for years waiting for rainy weather.[4]
Scientists believe this frog lays eggs in bodies of water and the tadpoles grow into frogs before these bodies of water dry up.[3]
References
- ↑ Template:Cite IUCN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Ranoidea alboguttata (Günther, 1867)". American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 J.M. Hero; Harry Hines; Ed Meyer; D. Newell (April 5, 2002). "Cyclorana alboguttata: Striped Burrowing Frog". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
- ↑ Rebecca L. Cramp (2005). "The effects of aestivation and re-feeding on the structure and function of the gut in the green-striped burrowing frog, Cyclorana alboguttata". doi:10.13140/RG.2.2.13046.34889. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
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