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Ranoidea platycephala, is a species of frog that is common in most Australian states and territories and is commonly referred to as the water-holding frog but has also been referred to as the eastern water-holding frog, and the common water holding frog. [2]
Myobatrachidae, commonly known as Australian ground frogs or Australian water frogs, is a family of frogs found in Australia and New Guinea.Members of this family vary greatly in size, from species less than 1.5 cm (0.59 in) long, to the second-largest frog in Australia, the giant barred frog (Mixophyes iteratus), at 12 cm (4.7 in) in length.
The western water-holding frog (Ranoidea occidentalis) is a species of frog that is endemic to Australia. The specific epithet occidentalis refers to its distribution in the western part of the continent.
Ranoidea is a genus of frogs in the subfamily Pelodryadinae. They are found in Australia, New Guinea , and two nearby groups of islands: the Maluku Islands , and the Louisiade Archipelago . [ 1 ] The circumscription of this taxon is still controversial.
Water-holding frogs. Ground dwelling and hibernating tree frogs. LC Cyclorana australis: Giant Frog (Gray, 1842) Kimberley: Cyclorana cryptotis: Hidden-eared Frog (Parker, 1940) Kimberley region Cyclorana cultripes: Knife-footed Frog (Parker, 1940) Kimberley region Cyclorana longipes: Long-footed Frog (Tyler & Martin, 1977) Kimberley region ...
This water-holding frog has adapted to desert conditions. This species lives in some of the harshest country in the arid region of western and central Australia. Grouped together with other burrowing frogs, it survives the dry periods by absorbing water into its body, burrowing deep underground, and encasing itself in a watertight bag (cocoon ...
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The rough frog (Ranoidea verrucosa), also known as the woodland water-holding frog, warty water-holding frog, and red-backed cyclorana, is a species of treefrog native to northern New South Wales and south-eastern Queensland, Australia.