Family
Limnodynastidae
Description
Brown, grey or olive above with low-rounded black warts and a few scatters white, yellow and russet spots, these markings rarely arranged in a cruciform pattern, sides with scattered white or yellow spots. White below.
Habits
Nocturnal. Burrowing frog.
Habitat
Arid sandy areas throughout its range
Notes
Used as a medicine in tennant creek area
Breeding
After rain in temporary clay-pans.
Diet
Carnivore, Insects.
Details
| Common Name: |
Desert Spadefoot Toad |
Scientific Name: |
Notaden nichollsi |
| Sub Order: |
Unavailable |
Order: |
Anura |
| Class: |
Amphibia |
Category: |
Native |
| Status: |
Least Concern |
Size: |
65mm |
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