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{{Short description|Species of amphibian}} |
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| image = Pseudophryne raveni.jpg |
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| status = LC |
| status = LC |
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| status_system = IUCN3.1 |
| status_system = IUCN3.1 |
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| regnum = [[Animalia]] |
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| phylum = [[Chordata]] |
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|status_ref=<ref name="iucn status 14 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Jean-Marc Hero |date=2004 |title=''Pseudophryne raveni'' |volume=2004 |page=e.T58050A11722358 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58050A11722358.en |access-date=14 November 2021}}</ref> |
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| classis = [[Amphibia]] |
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| ordo = [[Frog|Anura]] |
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| familia = [[Myobatrachidae]] |
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| ⚫ | The '''copper-backed brood frog''' ('''''Pseudophryne raveni''''') is a species of [[frog]] in the family [[Myobatrachidae]]. It is [[Endemism|endemic]] to Australia. Its natural [[habitat]]s are temperate [[forest]]s, subtropical or tropical dry forests, [[river]]s, intermittent rivers, freshwater [[marsh]]es, and intermittent freshwater marshes from [[Tamborine Mountain|Mount Tamborine]] to [[Nerang]]. |
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| genus = ''[[Pseudophryne]]'' |
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| species = '''''P. raveni''''' |
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| binomial = ''Pseudophryne raveni'' |
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'''''Pseudophryne raveni''''' is a species of [[frog]] in the [[Myobatrachidae]] family. |
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It is [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[Australia]]. |
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==Description== |
==Description== |
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Not to be confused with [[ |
Not to be confused with the cane toad [[Rhinella marina]], this [[toadlet]] is native to Australia and can be easily distinguished by the following characteristics. Both males and females of this species reach an adult length of {{convert|30|mm|in}}. Its back will be a dark black-red brown or copper. Sides are coppery grey with a distinct black stripe extending from its nostril through its eye, along its sides conjoining with the base of the hind legs. Belly is a marbled black and white.<ref>{{cite book|title=Wildlife of Greater Brisbane|year=2007|publisher=Queensland Museum|location=Brisbane|isbn=978-0-9775943-1-3|pages=227}}</ref> |
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==Reproduction== |
==Reproduction== |
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Males emit a drawn out ''eeaaaaak'' sound from below cover on solid ground. Large eggs are laid in moist soil or in chambers excavated by the male under forest floor debris.<ref>{{cite book|title=Wildlife of Greater Brisbane|year=2007|publisher=Queensland Museum|location=Brisbane|isbn=978-0-9775943-1-3|pages=227}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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* Hero, J.-M. 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/58050/all Pseudophryne raveni]. [https://web.archive.org/web/20140627000000/http://www.iucnredlist.org/ 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 23 July 2007. |
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[[Category:Pseudophryne]] |
[[Category:Pseudophryne]] |
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[[Category:Amphibians of Queensland]] |
[[Category:Amphibians of Queensland]] |
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[[Category:Amphibians described in 1994]] |
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[[Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot]] |
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[[Category:Frogs of Australia]] |
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Latest revision as of 13:47, 20 January 2023
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Myobatrachidae |
| Genus: | Pseudophryne |
| Species: | P. raveni
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| Pseudophryne raveni Ingram & Corben, 1994
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The copper-backed brood frog (Pseudophryne raveni) is a species of frog in the family Myobatrachidae. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, subtropical or tropical dry forests, rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes from Mount Tamborine to Nerang.
Description
[edit]Not to be confused with the cane toad Rhinella marina, this toadlet is native to Australia and can be easily distinguished by the following characteristics. Both males and females of this species reach an adult length of 30 millimetres (1.2 in). Its back will be a dark black-red brown or copper. Sides are coppery grey with a distinct black stripe extending from its nostril through its eye, along its sides conjoining with the base of the hind legs. Belly is a marbled black and white.[2]
Reproduction
[edit]Males emit a drawn out eeaaaaak sound from below cover on solid ground. Large eggs are laid in moist soil or in chambers excavated by the male under forest floor debris.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Jean-Marc Hero (2004). "Pseudophryne raveni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T58050A11722358. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58050A11722358.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ Wildlife of Greater Brisbane. Brisbane: Queensland Museum. 2007. p. 227. ISBN 978-0-9775943-1-3.
- ^ Wildlife of Greater Brisbane. Brisbane: Queensland Museum. 2007. p. 227. ISBN 978-0-9775943-1-3.
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