Cave-dwelling frog

Cave-dwelling frog
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Pelodryadidae
Genus: Ranoidea
Species:
R. cavernicola
Binomial name
Ranoidea cavernicola
(Tyler & Davies, 1979)
Synonyms
  • Litoria cavernicola Tyler & Davies, 1979

The cave-dwelling frog or cave frog (Litoria cavernicola) is a frog from northwestern Australia.

The cave-dwelling frog lives in caves and between large rocks in sandstone canyons in the Kimberly region. It is green to reddish-brown in color.

The frogs lay their eggs in shallow pools of water, but scientists do not know what the tadpoles are like.

References

  1. 1 2 "Litoria cavernicola". Atlas of Living Australia. Archived from the original on June 6, 2020. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "Cave Frog". Western Australia Museum. 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2020.