AUSTRALIAN POISONOUS FROGS
Pseudophryne bibronii
Taxonomy and Biology Adult length: 30mm Description Dorsal surface and flank colour is pale brown to dark brown or blackish brown often with paler and darker flecking or dotting ( usually white, red or black flecking or dotting ), usually with an indistinct yellowish coccygeal stripe, a pale or yellowish longitudinal bar on the snout tip and a pale to bright yellow anal blotch. A yellow to orange blotch is present at the base of each arm with the remainder of the arms, legs, fingers and toes similar to the dorsal surface ground colour. Ventral surface and throat is marbled or mottled black and white. Habitat Dry and wet sclerophyll forest near creeks or damp soils. Also found in alpine regions and mossy bogs. Habits No information available Prey No information available Poison Activity Poison Type: Pumiliotoxins, Pseudophryamines
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