Douglas' Toad

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Douglas' Toad
Conservation status
Least Concern
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Anura Family: Myobatrachidae Genus: Pseudophryne Species: P. douglasi
Binomial name
Pseudophryne douglasi Main, 1964

The Douglas' Toad (Pseudophryne douglasi) is a species of frog in the Myobatrachidae family. It is endemic to Western Australia. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, rivers, freshwater marshes, freshwater springs, and rocky areas.

The frog's back is brown with an orange stripe in the middle of the lower back.. It has an orange triangle on the snout. The belly is smooth and mottled black and white. Length is typically 30 mm.

[edit] References

• Hero, J.-M. & Roberts, D. 2004.
• Pseudophryne douglasi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.
• Pseudophryne douglasi. Australian Frog Database. Frogs Australia Network (2005-02-23). Retrieved on 2007-09-28.