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Northern Flinders Ranges froglet

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Species of Australian frog

Northern Flinders Ranges froglet
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Myobatrachidae
Genus: Crinia
Species: C. flindersensis
Binomial name
Crinia flindersensis
Donnellan, Anstis, Price & Wheaton, 2012
Approximate distribution

(Southern Australia)

  Range

The northern Flinders Ranges froglet (Crinia flindersensis), or Flinders Springs froglet, is a species of small frog that is endemic to Australia.

Description

The species grows up to about 25 mm in length (SVL). Colouration is brown on the back, with darker patches; the belly is white with small brown spots; the male has a grey-brown throat. The fingers and toes are unwebbed.

Behaviour

Eggs are laid beneath rocks in slow-flowing creeks.

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in the northern Flinders Ranges of South Australia.

References

  1. ^ "Crinia flindersensis". FrogID. Australian Museum. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
Taxon identifiers
Crinia flindersensis
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