Mixophyes fasciolatus Günther 1864

Mixophyes fasciolatus és una espècie de granota que viu a Austràlia.

Referències

• Hines et al (2004). Mixophyes fasciolatus. Llista Vermella de la UICN, Unió Internacional per a la Conservació de la Natura, 2006. Consultat el 24 d'abril del 2008. (en anglès).

The great barred frog (Mixophyes fasciolatus) is an Australian ground-dwelling frog of the genus Mixophyes.

Description

The great barred frog reaches a size of 8 centimetres and has large, powerful legs. It has a dark brown dorsal surface and a white ventral surface. The thighs are yellow blotched with black and it has parallel black bars along the legs. A dark line begins at the snout, passes through the eye and over the tympanum, and bends down behind the tympanum. Its feet are fully webbed and hands completely un-webbed. Its eyes are on top of the head and the tympanum is visible.

The tadpoles are quite large, reaching 8.5 centimetres long, and are grey-brown or gold-brown in colour.^[2]

Ecology and behaviour

The great barred frog is a ground-dwelling frog which inhabits rainforests, Antarctic beech forests, or wet sclerophyll forests. This frog breeds in both streams and ponds, and it calls from the surrounding land. All the other frogs of the genus Mixophyes breed only in streams. The mating call is a very loud "wark-wark-wark" which is occasionally followed by a softer, slow trill "bwaaark-bwaaark".

The male and female great barred frog will enter the water for amplexus. After laying the eggs, the female will flick them onto the bank for development. The eggs will then be washed into the stream or pond after the first rain and hatch into tadpoles. The tadpoles take around 12 months to develop into frogs.^[2]

The great barred frog is almost always found near running water. Its powerful legs, and webbed feet allow it to escape predation by hopping large distances into water and quickly swimming away.

As a pet

In Australia this animal can be kept in captivity with the appropriate permit.^[3]

References

• Harry Hines, Jean-Marc Hero, Ed Meyer, John Clarke, David Newell (2004). "Mixophyes fasciolatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T13596A4220916. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T13596A4220916.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) Database entry includes a range map and justification for why this species is of least concern.

Mixophyes fasciolatus^[2]​^[3]​^[4]​ es una especie de anfibio anuro de la familia Myobatrachidae.

Distribución geográfica

Esta especie es endémica de la costa este de Australia. Habita desde el sureste de Queensland hasta el centro-este de Nueva Gales del Sur.^[5]​

Descripción

Mixophyes fasciolatus mide hasta 80 mm. Su dorso es marrón oliva. Sus flancos tienen pequeñas manchas redondas de color marrón o negro. Su vientre es blanco. Las gargantas de los machos son parduzcas.

Publicación original

• Günther, 1864 : Third contribution to our knowledge of batrachians from Australia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, vol. 1864, p. 46–49^[6]​

Referencias

Mixophyes fasciolatus Mixophyes generoko animalia da. Anfibioen barruko Myobatrachidae familian sailkatuta dago, Anura ordenan.

Erreferentziak

Ikus, gainera

• Myobatrachidae

Mixophyes fasciolatus est une espèce d'amphibiens de la famille des Myobatrachidae^[1].

Répartition

Répartition

Cette espèce est endémique de la côte Est de l'Australie. Elle se rencontre du Sud-Est du Queensland au centre-Est de la Nouvelle-Galles du Sud^[1].

Description

Mixophyes fasciolatus

Mixophyes fasciolatus mesure jusqu'à 80 mm. Son dos est brun olive. Ses flancs présentent de petites taches rondes de couleur brune ou noire. Son ventre est blanc. La gorge des mâles est brunâtre.

Publication originale

• Günther, 1864 : Third contribution to our knowledge of batrachians from Australia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, vol. 1864, p. 46–49 (texte intégral).

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