The great barred frog reaches a size of 8 centimetres and has large, powerful legs. It has a dark brown dorsal surface and a white ventral surface. The thighs are yellow blotched with black and it has parallel black bars along the legs. A dark line begins at the snout, passes through the eye and over the tympanum, and bends down behind the tympanum. Its feet are fully webbed and hands completely un-webbed. Its eyes are on top of the head and the tympanum is visible.
The tadpoles are quite large, reaching 8.5 centimetres long, and are grey-brown or gold-brown in colour.[2]
Ecology and behaviouredit
The great barred frog is a ground-dwelling frog which inhabits rainforests, Antarctic beech forests, or wet sclerophyll forests. This frog breeds in both streams and ponds, and it calls from the surrounding land. All the other frogs of the genus Mixophyes breed only in streams. The mating call is a very loud "wark-wark-wark" which is occasionally followed by a softer, slow trill "bwaaark-bwaaark".
The male and female great barred frog will enter the water for amplexus. After laying the eggs, the female will flick them onto the bank for development. The eggs will then be washed into the stream or pond after the first rain and hatch into tadpoles. The tadpoles take around 12 months to develop into frogs.[2]
The great barred frog is almost always found near running water. Its powerful legs, and webbed feet allow it to escape predation by hopping large distances into water and quickly swimming away.
As a petedit
In Australia this animal can be kept in captivity with the appropriate permit.[3]
Referencesedit
^Harry Hines, Jean-Marc Hero, Ed Meyer, John Clarke, David Newell (2004). "Mixophyes fasciolatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T13596A4220916. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T13596A4220916.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ ab"Great Barred Frog". Australian Museum. Australian Museum. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
^Mark Davidson. 2005. Australian Reptile Keeper Publications. ISBN0-9758200-0-1
Harry Hines, Jean-Marc Hero, Ed Meyer, John Clarke, David Newell (2004). "Mixophyes fasciolatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T13596A4220916. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T13596A4220916.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) Database entry includes a range map and justification for why this species is of least concern.
April 13, 2024
great, barred, frog, great, barred, frog, mixophyes, fasciolatus, australian, ground, dwelling, frog, genus, mixophyes, conservation, statusleast, concern, iucn, scientific, classificationdomain, eukaryotakingdom, animaliaphylum, chordataclass, amphibiaorder, . The great barred frog Mixophyes fasciolatus is an Australian ground dwelling frog of the genus Mixophyes Great barred frogConservation statusLeast Concern IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass AmphibiaOrder AnuraFamily MyobatrachidaeGenus MixophyesSpecies M fasciolatusBinomial nameMixophyes fasciolatusGunther 1864Range of the great barred frog Contents 1 Description 2 Ecology and behaviour 3 As a pet 4 ReferencesDescription edit nbsp The great barred frog reaches a size of 8 centimetres and has large powerful legs It has a dark brown dorsal surface and a white ventral surface The thighs are yellow blotched with black and it has parallel black bars along the legs A dark line begins at the snout passes through the eye and over the tympanum and bends down behind the tympanum Its feet are fully webbed and hands completely un webbed Its eyes are on top of the head and the tympanum is visible The tadpoles are quite large reaching 8 5 centimetres long and are grey brown or gold brown in colour 2 Ecology and behaviour editThe great barred frog is a ground dwelling frog which inhabits rainforests Antarctic beech forests or wet sclerophyll forests This frog breeds in both streams and ponds and it calls from the surrounding land All the other frogs of the genus Mixophyes breed only in streams The mating call is a very loud wark wark wark which is occasionally followed by a softer slow trill bwaaark bwaaark The male and female great barred frog will enter the water for amplexus After laying the eggs the female will flick them onto the bank for development The eggs will then be washed into the stream or pond after the first rain and hatch into tadpoles The tadpoles take around 12 months to develop into frogs 2 The great barred frog is almost always found near running water Its powerful legs and webbed feet allow it to escape predation by hopping large distances into water and quickly swimming away As a pet editIn Australia this animal can be kept in captivity with the appropriate permit 3 References edit Harry Hines Jean Marc Hero Ed Meyer John Clarke David Newell 2004 Mixophyes fasciolatus IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004 e T13596A4220916 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2004 RLTS T13596A4220916 en Retrieved 12 November 2021 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link a b Great Barred Frog Australian Museum Australian Museum Retrieved 24 December 2021 Mark Davidson 2005 Australian Reptile Keeper Publications ISBN 0 9758200 0 1 Harry Hines Jean Marc Hero Ed Meyer John Clarke David Newell 2004 Mixophyes fasciolatus IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004 e T13596A4220916 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2004 RLTS T13596A4220916 en Retrieved 12 November 2021 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Database entry includes a range map and justification for why this species is of least concern Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Great barred frog amp oldid 1134731170, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
