Main's frog
Olive water-holding frog | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Clade: | Ranoidea |
Species: | R. maini
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Binomial name | |
Ranoidea maini (Tyler and Martin, 1977)
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This frog lives in places where it is hard to live. | |
Synonyms[2] | |
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Main's water-holding frog, Main's frog, the sheep frog or western collared frog (Ranoidea maini) is a frog from Australia. It lives in the Northern Territory, South Australia and Western Australia.[2][3]
This frog can live on flood plains, claypans, grassland and wetlands that dry up. It lays eggs whenever there is enough water, and the tadpoles grow into frogs quickly.[3]
This frog is 5.0 cm long with a round body. The skin on its back is gray or brown with darker marks. Some frogs can change the color of their skin, making it much lighter in color in a few hours. Their front feet are not webbed, and their hind feet are webbed about halfway.[4]
This frog is named after frog scientist Albert Main.[4]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Jean-Marc Hero; Paul Horner; Dale Roberts (2004). "Litoria maini". 2004. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T41073A10396564. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T41073A10396564.en. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
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(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Ranoidea maini (Tyler and Martin, 1977)". American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 J-M Hero (May 6, 2002). "Cyclorana maini: Main's Frog". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Sheep or Main's Frog: Cyclorana maini Tyler & Martin 1977". Western Australia Museum. 2013. Retrieved September 16, 2020.