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Great Barred Frog

Mixophyes fasciolatus

Description:

The Great Barred Frog is dark brown above with white underside. It has parallel black bars along the legs, and the thighs are yellow blotched with black. It has a dark line from the snout, through the eye, curving down behind the tympanum (ear hole). The feet are fully webbed, and hands are not webbed. The eyes are set high on the head.It can grow up to 8cm

Habitat:

The Great Barred Frog inhabits rainforest, wet eucalypt forest, and Antarctic Beech forests. Almost always found near running water. The Great Barred Frog is found near east coast from central Queensland to central New South Wales

Notes:

I came across this gorgeous guy during my cane toad hunt. Unfortunately some mistake them for cane toads & therefore kill them

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6 Comments

kdpicturemaker
kdpicturemaker 10 years ago

Love the frog Alice

AliceGreenup
AliceGreenup 10 years ago

Thanks!

outsidegirl0
outsidegirl0 10 years ago

great frog!

AliceGreenup
AliceGreenup 11 years ago

Thanks guys! Yeah i had to laugh when i saw that one, he looks as if he's fed up with the photo shoot!

ShannaB
ShannaB 11 years ago

Love it!!! There's something about the sixth shot that I find particularly appealing. : )

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 11 years ago

Excellent series and spotting Alice.

AliceGreenup
Spotted by
AliceGreenup

New South Wales, Australia

Spotted on Apr 3, 2013
Submitted on Apr 3, 2013

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