The sand frog (Heleioporus psammophilus) is a species of frog in the family Myobatrachidae. It is endemic to southern Western Australia. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, shrub-dominated wetlands, swamps, intermittent freshwater lakes, and intermittent freshwater marshes.
Sand frog | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Limnodynastidae |
Genus: | Heleioporus |
Species: | H. psammophilus
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Binomial name | |
Heleioporus psammophilus Lee & Main, 1954
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References
edit- ^ Jean-Marc Hero, Dale Roberts (2004). "Heleioporus psammophilus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T41152A10406547. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T41152A10406547.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.