AUSTRALIAN POISONOUS FROGS
Pseudophryne coriacea
Taxonomy and Biology Adult length: 35 mm Description Dorsal surface colour is rich orange brown to reddish brown or red often with paler and darker flecking and paler toward the flanks. Flanks are blackish brown to black, sharply defined and extend posteriorly from the snout tip, with the upper edge passing through the eye with or without a white blotch towards the middle of the flanks. A white blotch is present at the base of the arms and groin region with the remainder of the arms, legs, fingers and toes similar to the dorsal surface ground colour. Ventral surface is marbled or mottled black and white. Habitat Wet, lowland coastal sclerophyll forest often under leaf litter or bark with swamps, marshes or creeks. Habits No information available Prey No information available Poison Activity Poison Type: Pumiliotoxins, Pseudophryamines
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