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Spotted Marsh Frog
Limnodynastes tasmaniensis
-37.849, 145.427
Field Notes
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
Species ID Suggestions
1
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedMarch 23, 2012
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