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. This ability is due to the heightened function of its Mitochondria, giving researchers hope for vital information regarding energy-dependent diseases such as Obesity and Mitochondrial Disease[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.

[3] Wildlife of Greater Brisbane. Brisbane: Queensland Museum. 2007. pp. 221. ISBN 978-0-9775943-1-3.

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