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AUSTRALIAN POISONOUS
FROGS
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Pseudophryne guentheri
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Family: Myobatrachidae
Genus: Pseudophryne
Species: guentheri
Common Names
Gunther’s Toadlet , Guenther’s Toadlet
Countries
Australia
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Species Distribution Map
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Taxonomy and Biology
Adult length: 30mm
Description
Dorsal surface colour is grey, greyish brown or brown with irregular,
darker grey, black or brown mottling on the body and flanks and darker
grey, black or brown spotting or blotching on the arms and legs. A paler
blotch, often roughly T-shaped, is present on the snout. A pale blotch
at the junction of the arms and a pale coccygeal stripe is usually present.
Ventral surface and throat is white with heavy black spotting, mottling
or marbling
Habitat
Moist areas in dry to wet sclerophyll forest and extending into more
arid and semiarid terrain.
Habits
No information available
Prey
No information available
Poison Activity
Poison Type: Pseudophryamines
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