Animal Species:Tusked Frog
The Tusked Frog gets its name from the greatly enlarged pair of teeth in its lower jaw.
Tusked Frog, Adelotus brevis
G Little
© Australian Museum
Identification
The Tusked Frog has rough, warty skin with an olive-covered back and black, white and red markings on its underside. Males use their 'tusks' to defend territory.
Size range
4 cm
Distribution
The Tusked Frog is found in coastal Queensland and New South Wales.
Habitat
The Tusked Frog is difficult to find as it hides among vegetation and logs besides puddles, streams and ditches.
Communication
The Tusked Frog's call is a single 'tok' or 'cluck' repeated several times a minute.
Classification
- Species:
- brevis
- Genus:
- Adelotus
- Family:
- Myobatrachidae
- Order:
- Anura
- Subclass:
- Lissamphibia
- Subphylum:
- Vertebrata
- Phylum:
- Chordata
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
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