Platyplectrum spenceri; Spencer's Burrowing Frog

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Platyplectrum spenceri; Spencer's Burrowing Frog

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Platyplectrum spenceri
Spencer's Burrowing Frog

Photographer: Dr. Paddy Ryan

ID: 0000 0000 0416 2268 (2016-04-25)

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date of photo between 1987 and 1988

location On the banks of the Todd River in Alice Springs (Northern Territory, Australia)

family Myobatrachidae

order Anura

class Amphibia

habitat Desert

notes I was visiting Alice Springs when it started to rain in the early evening. By 11.00 pm the Todd River was bank to bank and I heard frogs calling. I watched as frogs dug their way out of the sand and immediately started calling for mates.

photo category: Animal - Amphibian

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common names Spencer's Burrowing Frog (AW ) Spencer's Burrowing Frog (photographer)

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