Limnodynastes dumerilii

Limnodynastes dumerilii
Eastern banjo frog (Limnodynastes dumerilii dumerilii)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Limnodynastidae
Genus: Limnodynastes
Species:
L. dumerilii
Binomial name
Limnodynastes dumerilii
Peters, 1863
Subspecies

L. d. dumerilii
Peters, 1863
 L. d. fryi
Martin, 1972
 L. d. grayi
Steindachner, 1867
 L. d. insularis
Parker, 1940
 L. d. variegata
Martin, 1972

Distribution of the Eastern Banjo Frog
Limnodynastes dumerilii dumerilii in blue; Limnodynastes dumerilii grayi in red; Limnodynastes dumerilii insularis in green; Limnodynastes dumerilii fryi in pink and Limnodynastes dumerilii variegata in yellow. This is a general distribution map and it is possible for an overlap of about 5% of the range of sub-species adjacent to each other.

Limnodynastes dumerilii is a frog species from the family Limnodynastidae.[2] The informal names for the species and its subspecies include eastern or southern banjo frog, and bull frog.[3][4] The frog is also called the pobblebonk after its distinctive "bonk" call, which is likened to a banjo string being plucked. There are five subspecies of L. dumerilii, each with different skin coloration. The species is native to eastern Australia. There has been one occurrence in New Zealand, when tadpoles of the species were found in 1999 and destroyed.[5][6]

  1. ^ Hero, Jean-Marc; et al. (2004). "Limnodynastes dumerilii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T41159A10407072. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T41159A10407072.en.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Frost was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Waite, Edgar R. (1929): The reptiles and amphibians of South Australia. Facsimile Edition, issued to commemorate the Second World Congress of Herpetology, Adelaide, South Australia, by the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. 1993.
  4. ^ Brandle, Robert (2001). "A Biological Survey of the Flinders Ranges, South Australia 1997–1999" (PDF). Biodiversity Survey and Monitoring, National Parks and Wildlife, South Australia, Department for Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  5. ^ Ryan, Paddy (13 July 2012). "Frogs - Threats and conservation". Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  6. ^ Whitaker, Tony; Bejakovich, Davor (June 2000). "Exotic frog incursion" (PDF). Surveillance. 27 (2). Wellington: Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry: 12–14. Retrieved 22 January 2015.