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Limnodynastes peronii

Family: Myobatrachidae
Common names: Striped Marshfrog; Brown-striped Frog; Brown Frog

Description: This frog is light brown or grey-brown on its back with darker brown stripes. Most individuals have a pale stripe running down the middle of the back. The arms and legs are scattered with irregular dark spots and bands. The belly is white. There is a pale raised stripe running from below the eye to the arm. The skin is smooth and the toes have almost no webbing.

Size: 65 mm

Habitat: This frog lives near bodies of permanent still water including ponds in suburban gardens. During the day it hides under logs, stones and leaf litter. This species also appears to be tolerant of polluted water.

Call: Sounds like a loud "tok" or "whuck", repeated at intervals. Call available in Windows Media or Quicktime audio. Recording Copyright © David Stewart.

Breeding: Males begin to call on land - they then move into shallow water and continue their calling. They usually call from the water at night. Breeding occurs throughout the warmer months and females usually lay up to 1000 eggs.

Eggs: Are laid in a floating foam nest often hidden amongst vegetation.

Tadpoles: Are very large and dark grey to black in colour.

Similar species: This species can be distinguished from Limnodynastes tasmaniensis and Limnodynastes fletcheri as it has stripes instead of spots.

Conservation Information

Suspected threatening processes

• None stated

Population size: An estimate of the total number of adults present in the species entire range is >50000 individuals. Some factors affecting population size and distribution are known, but 1 or more major factors are unknown.

Population trend in Australia over the past 50 years: Population size stable or suspected to be stable or increasing.

Knowledge of population trend in Australia: Monitored locally.

Population concentration: Not known to concentrate or exist in discrete locations. (e.g. the number of sites in which individuals group together either seasonally, such as breeding sites, or they may occupy discrete habitat patches within the broader landscape, such as discrete water bodies or drainage units.)

Ongoing management activities in Australia: None directed primarily at the taxon.

Reproductive potential for recovery: The average number of eggs deposited per adult female per year is >1000 eggs/female/year. Minimum age at which females are known or suspected to first reproduce is <2 years.

Range size in Australia: The size of the geographic area over which the taxon is distributed: 80,001-1,000,000 km² (up to 12% area of Australia or about the area of South Australia).

Distribution trend: Area occupied has declined by < 25%. (This is an estimate of change in the portion of the total range that is occupied or utilised; it may not equal the change in total range.)

Knowledge of distribution in Australia: Broad range limits or habitat associations are known, but local occurrence cannot be predicted accurately.

References

Anstis, M. 2002. Tadpoles of South-eastern Australia. Reed New Holland: Sydney.

Barker, J., G.C. Grigg and M.J. Tyler. 1995. A Field Guide to Australian Frogs. Surrey Beatty & Sons: Chipping Norton.

Cogger, H.G. 2000. Reptiles and amphibians of Australia. Reed Books: Sydney.

Robinson, M. 2002. A Field Guide to Frogs of Australia. Australian Museum/Reed New Holland: Sydney.

Swan, G. 2001. Green Guide to Frogs of Australia. New Holland: Sydney.