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Northern Gastric-brooding Frog
Drawn by Davina and Amy 6G
Common Name :
Northern Gastric-brooding Frog
Scientific Name :
Rheobatrachus vitellinus
Habitat :
Lives in the shallow parts of otherwise swiftly flowing temperate rainforest streams in the vicinity of Eungella in mid-eastern Queensland.
Diet :
Arthropods
Size :
Females grow to 80mm and males to 55mm.
Danger :
Scientists have been trying to find out why this species seems to have disappeared since 1985 but have not reached any conclusions.
Researched by :
Davina and Amy 6G
Reference:
CD called "Wildinfo Australia"
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Australian Endangered, Vulnerable and Extinct Fauna.
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