STRIPED BURROWING FROG

Photographed near Proserpine, Queensland February 2018

26                  STRIPED BURROWING FROG              Cyclorana alboguttata   

AUSTRALIAN FROGS               26   

Species of burrowing frog found through a large section of ne Australia, from northern NSW east and north Queensland and into eastern NT.  Lives in woodlands, grassy and cleared areas, only seen around temporary ponds  and water-filled playpens. Active day and night; does go into a torpor when resources are scare.