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The southern corroboree frog was considered relatively numerous within its very small distribution in the 1970s, as of June 2004 it had an estimated adult population of 64, but suffered declines of up to 80% over the 10 years up to 1989, at which time it was found only within a fragmented region of less than 10 km 2 (3.9 sq mi) within ...
Adult female southern corroboree frogs are 26–31 mm (1.0–1.2 in) long, while males measure 22–29 mm (0.87–1.14 in); [5] both bear vivid yellow and black stripes across the head, back, and limbs. The body and head are short and wide, the snout has a slight point, and the fingers and toes lack webbing.
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Myobatrachidae, commonly known as Australian ground frogs or Australian water frogs, is a family of frogs found in Australia and New Guinea.Members of this family vary greatly in size, from species less than 1.5 cm (0.59 in) long, to the second-largest frog in Australia, the giant barred frog (Mixophyes iteratus), at 12 cm (4.7 in) in length.
The Ceratophryidae, also known as common horned frogs, are a family of frogs found in South America. It is a relatively small family with three extant genera and 12 species. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Despite the common name, not all species in the family have the horn-like projections at the eyes.
Eleutherodactylus is a genus of frogs in the family Eleutherodactylidae. [2] Many of the 200 species of the genus are commonly known as "rain frogs" or "robber frogs", due to their sharp, high-pitched, insect-like calls. [3] They are found from the southern United States south to Central America, and reach their greatest diversity in the Caribbean.
A corroboree is a generic word for a meeting of Australian Aboriginal peoples. Corroboree may also refer to: Corroboree, a ballet written in the 1940s; Corroboree frog, two species of Australian frog; Waiata, a 1981 Split Enz album entitled Corroboree in Australia
Brevicipitidae or rain frogs is a small family of frogs found in eastern and southern Africa.As of 2020 contains 37 species in 5 genera. [1] [2] Formerly included as subfamily in Microhylidae (narrow-mouth frogs), phylogenetic research has indicated the brevicipitine frogs should be considered as a family with Hemisotidae (shovelnose frogs) as the most closely related sister taxon.