Limnodynastes
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 The Striped Marsh Frog (Limnodynastes peronii)
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Limnodynastes is a genus of frog native to Australia, southern New Guinea and some Torres Strait Islands. They are ground-dwelling frogs, with no toe pads. The size varies from 45 mm to 90 mm in the Giant Banjo Frog. The webbing on the feet ranges between species, from very little, to almost complete. The tympanum is not visible in any species, except in the Woodworker Frog, which is sometimes classed in a separate genus Megistolotis. All species construct a foam nest in which the eggs are laid. However in south-eastern South Australia female Striped Marsh Frog and Spotted Grass Frog lack the flanges of skin on the hands that helps trap the air bubble and do not construct foam nests.
[edit] Taxonomy
Following a major revision of amphibians in 2006 [1] two species, Ornate Burrowing Frog, Opisthodon ornatus and Spencer’s Burrowing Frog, Opisthodon spenceri, was moved to the resurrected genus Opisthodon.
Marbled Frog, Limnodynastes convexiusculus (Macleay, 1878)
Flat-headed Frog, Limnodynastes depressus (Tyler, 1976)
Western Banjo Frog or Pobblebonk, Limnodynastes dorsalis (Gray, 1841)
Eastern Banjo Frog, Limnodynastes dumerilii (Peters, 1863)
Long-thumbed Frog, Limnodynastes fletcheri (Boulenger, 1888)
Giant Banjo Frog, Limnodynastes interioris (Fry, 1913)
Woodworker Frog, Limnodynastes lignarius (Tyler, Martin, and Davies, 1979)
Striped Marsh Frog or Brown-striped Frog, Limnodynastes peronii (Duméril and Bibron, 1841)
Salmon-striped Frog, Limnodynastes salmini (Steindachner, 1867)
Spotted Grass Frog, Limnodynastes tasmaniensis (Günther, 1858)
Northern Banjo Frog, Limnodynastes terraereginae (Fry, 1915)
