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Spotted Marsh Frog

Limnodynastes tasmaniensis

Description:

Up to 4.5cm in size, its colour varies from light brown to a rich olive-green with a series of large, darker splotches and often a narrow pale stripe running down its back. Its call is a very rapid “uk-uk-uk-uk” repeated at intervals.

Habitat:

An adaptable species found throughout the eastern regions of Australia, usually sheltering near water. It is often the first frog to take advantage of new dams, ditches and water-covered areas.

Notes:

Found him/her swimming in a bucket of water

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MartinL
MartinL 12 years ago


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2 Comments

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 12 years ago

Nice spotting now that you have the missing Information thanks to Martinl please can you edit this spotting and add it.

MartinL
MartinL 12 years ago

Nice frog.
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Paw Printz
Spotted by
Paw Printz

Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Feb 3, 2011
Submitted on Mar 23, 2012

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