Limnodynastes dumerilii
| Eastern banjo frog | |
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| Eastern banjo frog (Limnodynastes dumerilii dumerilii) | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Suborder: | Neobatrachia |
| Family: | Myobatrachidae |
| Subfamily: | Limnodynastinae |
| Genus: | Limnodynastes |
| Species: | L. dumerilii |
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Limnodynastes dumerilii Peters, 1863 |
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L. d. dumerilii |
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Distribution of the Eastern Banjo Frog Limnodynastes dumerilii dumerilii in blue; Limnodynastes dumerilii grayi in red; Limnodynastes dumerilii insularis in green; Limnodynastes dumerilii fryi in pink and Limnodynastes dumerilii variegata in yellow. This is a general distribution map and it is possible for an overlap of about 5% of the range of sub-species adjacent to each other. |
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L. d. dumerilii
Peters, 1863
L. d. fryi
Martin, 1972
L. d. grayi
Steindachner, 1867
L. d. insularis
Parker, 1940
L. d. variegata
Martin, 1972
Limnodynastes dumerilii is a frog species from the family Myobatrachidae. The informal names for the species and its subspecies include eastern or southern banjo frog, and bull frog. The frog is also called the pobblebonk after its distinctive "bonk" call, which is likened to a banjo string being plucked. There are five subspecies of L. dumerilii, each with different skin coloration. The species is native to eastern Australia. There has been one occurrence in New Zealand, when tadpoles of the species were found in 1999 and destroyed.
Adults are roughly seven to eight centimetres long with dark warty backs, a prominent tibial gland, fleshy : metatarsal tubercules and a smooth white or mottled belly. The tadpole stage is relatively long, lasting up to fifteen months. The species is common. The five subspecies of Limnodynastes dumerilii are:
This is the most widespread of the five subspecies. It is mostly associated with the slopes and ranges of New South Wales, northern Victoria and the Murray River into South Australia. This subspecies normally inhabits woodland, heathland and farmland. Breeding takes place in streams, ponds and dams. Males of this subspecies have the most characteristic banjo like "bonk" of the all the subspecies. They are distinguished from other subspecies by more orange present on the flank and an orange raised stripe present from the eye to the shoulder. The subspecies is normally one solid color on the dorsal surface.
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