Giant banjo frog
| Giant banjo frog | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Myobatrachidae |
| Subfamily: | Limnodynastinae |
| Genus: | Limnodynastes |
| Species: | L. interioris |
| Binomial name | |
| Limnodynastes interioris Fry, 1913 | |
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The giant banjo frog, giant bullfrog, or great bullfrog (Limnodynastes interioris) is a species of frog in the family Myobatrachidae. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, subtropical or tropical swamps, dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, rivers, intermittent rivers, swamps, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, water storage areas, and ponds. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- Cogger, H., Gillespie, G., Lemckert, F. & Robertson, P. 2004. Limnodynastes interioris. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 July 2007.
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