Main's frog
Main's water-holding frog, Main's frog, the sheep frog or western collared frog (Ranoidea maini) is a frog from Australia. It lives in the Northern Territory, South Australia and Western Australia.[2][3]
| Olive water-holding frog | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Clade: | Ranoidea |
| Species: | R. maini |
| Binomial name | |
| Ranoidea maini (Tyler and Martin, 1977) | |
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| This frog lives in places where it is hard to live. | |
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This frog can live on flood plains, claypans, grassland and wetlands that dry up. It lays eggs whenever there is enough water, and the tadpoles grow into frogs quickly.[3]
This frog is 5.0 cm long with a round body. The skin on its back is gray or brown with darker marks. Some frogs can change the color of their skin, making it much lighter in color in a few hours. Their front feet are not webbed, and their hind feet are webbed about halfway.[4]
This frog is named after frog scientist Albert Main.[4]
References
- Jean-Marc Hero; Paul Horner; Dale Roberts (2004). "Litoria maini". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. p. e.T41073A10396564. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T41073A10396564.en. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- "Ranoidea maini (Tyler and Martin, 1977)". American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- J-M Hero (May 6, 2002). "Cyclorana maini: Main's Frog". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- "Sheep or Main's Frog: Cyclorana maini Tyler & Martin 1977". Western Australia Museum. 2013. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
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