Striped Burrowing Frog

Striped Burrowing Frog - Retrieved from https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/9398179.

Taxonomy

	Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family	Genus	Species
Classification	Animalia	Chordata	Amphibia	Anura	Pelodryadidae	Ranoidea	Cyclorana alboguttata

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Description

The Striped Burrowing Frog or Cyclorana alboguttata is a species of Burrowing Frog known for its ability to bury itself in the mud for years without access to food or water. [1]

Habitat

The species is found along the East coast of Australia spanning from Sydney into the Northern Territory. [2]

References

[1] L. S. S. 2009, June 29. Frog Dozes in Mud for Years. https://www.livescience.com/7772-frog-dozes-mud-years.html.

[2] BerkeleyMapper. (n.d.). . https://berkeleymapper.berkeley.edu/index.html?tabfile=https://amphibiaweb.org/tmpfiles/318752&configfile=https://amphibiaweb.org/tmpfiles/bm_config_880652.xml&ViewResults=tab&sourcename=AmphibiaWeb+Species+Map:+Cyclorana+alboguttata&amphibiaweb=true&label=1&opacity=0.50&pointDisplay=pointMarkers.

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