Animalia > Chordata > Amphibia > Anura > Limnodynastidae > Limnodynastes > Limnodynastes dumeriliiLimnodynastes dumerilii (eastern banjo frog, eastern pobblebonk frog)Synonyms: Heliorana grayi; Heliorana superciliaris; Limnodynastes dorsalis dumerilii; Limnodynastes dorsalis grayi; Limnodynastes dorsalis insularis; Limnodynastes dumerili dumerili; Limnodynastes dumerili grayi; Limnodynastes dumerili insularis; Limnodynastes dumerili variegatus; Limnodynastes dumerilii fryi; Platyplectrum dumerilii; Platyplectrum fryi; Platyplectrum grayi; Platyplectrum insularis; Platyplectrum variegatus; Platyplectum superciliare Limnodynastes dumerilii is a frog species from the family Myobatrachidae. The informal names for the species and its subspecies includeeastern or southern banjo frog, and bull frog. The frog is also called the pobblebonk after its distinctive "bonk" call, which is likened to a banjo string being plucked. There are five subspecies of L. dumerilii, each with different skin coloration. The species is native to eastern Australia. There has been one occurrence in New Zealand, when tadpoles of the species were found in 1999 and destroyed. |
Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) Unique (100) Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) Unique & Vulnerable (100) ED Score: 30.23 EDGE Score: 3.44 |
Adult Weight [1] | 15.31 grams | | Litter Size [1] | 3,750 | Litters / Year [1] | 1 | Snout to Vent Length [1] | 2.756 inches (7 cm) |
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Countries |
Ecozone |
Biome |
Species |
Report |
Climate |
Land Use |
Brigalow tropical savanna |
Australia |
Australasia |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Eastern Australia mulga shrublands |
Australia |
Australasia |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Eastern Australian temperate forests |
Australia |
Australasia |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Eyre and York mallee |
Australia |
Australasia |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Mount Lofty woodlands |
Australia |
Australasia |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Murray-Darling woodlands and mallee |
Australia |
Australasia |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Naracoorte woodlands |
Australia |
Australasia |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Southeast Australia temperate forests |
Australia |
Australasia |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Southeast Australia temperate savanna |
Australia |
Australasia |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Tasmanian Central Highland forests |
Australia |
Australasia |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Tasmanian temperate forests |
Australia |
Australasia |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Tasmanian temperate rain forests |
Australia |
Australasia |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Tirari-Sturt stony desert |
Australia |
Australasia |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Name |
IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
Bald Rock National Park |
II |
21998 |
New South Wales, Australia |
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Coorong National Park |
II |
121235 |
South Australia, Australia |
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Flinders Chase National Park |
II |
81245 |
South Australia, Australia |
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Girraween National Park |
II |
28978 |
Queensland, Australia |
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Grampians National Park |
II |
416373 |
Victoria, Australia |
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Hattah-Kulkyne NP and Murray-Kulkyne Park National Park |
II |
122831 |
Victoria, Australia |
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Kosciuszko National Park |
II |
1705480 |
New South Wales, Australia |
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Lavinia Nature Reserve State Reserve |
II |
17390 |
Tasmania, Australia |
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Riverland Biosphere Reserve |
Ia |
1490891 |
South Australia, Australia |
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Wilson's Promontory National Park |
II |
119279 |
Victoria, Australia |
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Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Oliveira, Brunno Freire; São-Pedro, Vinícius Avelar; Santos-Barrera, Georgina; Penone, Caterina; C. Costa, Gabriel. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Sci. Data. ♦ 2Ecological Ramifications of Prey Size: Food Habits and Reproductive Biology of Australian Copperhead Snakes (Austrelaps, Elaidae), Richard Shine, Journal of Herpetology, Vol. 21, No. 1, pp. 21-28, 1987 ♦ 3Species Interactions of Australia Database, Atlas of Living Australia, Version ala-csv-2012-11-19 Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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