Northern snapping frog

Northern snapping frog
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Clade:	Ranoidea
Species:	R. australis
Binomial name
Ranoidea australis (Gray, 1842)[2]
Synonyms
Alytes australis Chiroleptes australis Cheiroleptes australis Phractops australis Cyclorana australis Litoria (Cyclorana) australis Dryopsophus australis [2]

The northern snapping frog, giant frog, giant burrowing frog, giant ground frog or Australian water-holding frog (Ranoidea australis) is a frog from northern Australia. It lives in Western Australia and the Northern Territory all the way to Queensland.^[2][3][4]

This frog lives in grasslands and forests where the trees are not too close together. When the weather is rainy, this frog looks for food during the day. When the weather is dry, the frog digs a burrow and stays underground.^[3]

This frog lays eggs in temporary bodies of water, up to 7000 at a time. The tadpoles grow into frogs before the bodies of water dry up, in 30-50 days. The tadpoles can live in water as hot as 43 degrees Celcius.^[3]

References

1. Jean-Marc Hero; John Clarke; Ed Meyer; Richard Retallick; Paul Horner; Dale Roberts (2004). "Litoria australis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T41067A10383833. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T41067A10383833.en. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
2. "Ranoidea australis (Gray, 1842)". American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
3. J.M. Hero; Harry Hines; Ed Meyer; D. Newell (April 5, 2002). "Cyclorana australis: Giant Frog". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
4. "Species profile—Cyclorana australis (northern snapping frog)". Queensland Government. Retrieved August 21, 2020.