Myobatrachus
| Myobatrachus gouldii | |
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| Myobatrachus gouldii | |
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| Genus: | Myobatrachus Schlegel in J. E. Gray, 1841 or 1850
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| Species: | M. gouldii
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| Myobatrachus gouldii (Gray, 1841)
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Myobatrachus gouldii, the turtle frog, is a Western Australian frog and the only species in the genus Myobatrachus. It has a small head, short limbs, and a round body, up to 45 millimetres (1.8 in) long.[2]
The turtle frog is found in between Geraldton and Fitzgerald River in the Perth region, Western Australia.[3] This area is mainly semi-arid, so the frogs have adapted to suit this region. They have developed short muscular limbs to help them dig into the sand but, unlike most frogs, they dig forwards, like a turtle. They feed on termites so the adaptation of the muscular limbs is useful when trying to break into a termite mound.
References
- ^ Template:IUCN
- ^ "Australian Frog Database: Myobatrachus gouldii". Frogs Australia Network. 2005-02-23.
- ^ "FrogWatch :: Turtle Frog". Frogwatch.museum.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 2011-07-18.
External links
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