DESERT SPADEFOOT TOAD

Photographed near Renner Springs, Northern Territory, April 2018

40             DESERT SPADEFOOT TOAD             Notaden nichollsi

AUSTRALIAN FROG              40

Found in grasslands in open country. Range arid WA and the NT extending to the extreme sw of Queensland. Breeds in flooded clay or sandy soils. Principally feeds on ants.

HOLY CROSS FROG

Photographed near Lightning Ridge, NSW, March 2018

38                  HOLY CROSS FROG                 Notaden bennettii

AUSTRALIAN FROG              38

Also known as the Crucifix Toad. Ground dwelling, with little "spades" on feet to help with burrowing; can survive long periods underground with water stored in body. Exudes a 'glue' onto its skin when provoked. Found in southern Queensland and northern NSW.

SUDELL'S FROG

Photographed near Parkes, NSW, December 2017

22                   SUDELL'S FROG               Neobatrachus sudelli

AUSTRALIAN FROGS                   22

Also known as Common Spadefoot Toad and Painted Burrowing Frog.  Found on or west of great Dividing Range of NSW to western Victoria, southern Queensland and far eastern SA. Inhabits ponds, dams didches, clay pans or any still water in woodland, scrubland and disturbed areas. A burrowing frog that spends much of the time underground.

Photographed at Yarrabandai, NSW, January 2018