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Guenthers Toadlet/Crawling
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Guenthers Toadlet/Crawling
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Here are two Gunther's Toadlets seen at the turnoff to the Old Gin Gin Rd on the Great Northern Hwy north of Perth on May 23. This is on the coastal plain where it is sandy. They were keeping company with the Moaning frogs and were both calling at the same time. |
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I noticed straight away that this frog walked back down inside its burrow and didn't hop. It was very shy and just the sound of the flash and camera would make it retreat back into the safety of its burrow. Males are approx 26-30mm in length from snout to vent females are 29-33mm in length. They live in the southwest and arid zones from around Mt Magnet in the north to east of Esperance in the south.
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I haven't been able to find out what this frog eats. This frog has a slender long tongue.
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Why do frogs burrow? Frogs must keep their skin moist and in Western Australia where the air is dry frogs need to burrow to keep out of the heat and to help their skin to stay moist.
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Text "Frogs Of
Western Australia" by M J Tyler, L A Smith, R E Johnstone. |
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