AUSTRALIAN POISONOUS FROGS

Taxonomy, Biology and Poison Activity

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Pseudophryne douglasi

Family:

Genus: Pseudophryne

Species: douglasi

Common Names

Douglas’s Toadlet

Countries

Australia

 
Species Distribution Map
 

Taxonomy and Biology

Adult length: 30 mm

Description

Dorsal surface, flanks, arms and legs are brown usually with an orange triangle or T-shaped marking on the snout ( formed by an interocular bar and a longitudinal bar extending from the snout tip ) and an orange coccygeal stripe. Ventral surface and throat is finely mottled with black and white.

Habitat

Canyon and gorge terrain with permanent seeps, rocky pools or shallow streams and creeks.

Habits

No information available

Prey

No information available

Poison Activity

Poison Type: No information available

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