Sand frog
| Sand Frog | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Myobatrachidae |
| Genus: | Heleioporus |
| Species: | H. psammophilus |
| Binomial name | |
| Heleioporus psammophilus Lee & Main, 1954 | |
The Sand Frog (Heleioporus psammophilus) is a species of frog in the Myobatrachidae family. It is endemic to South 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.
References
- Hero, J.-M. & Roberts, D. 2004. Heleioporus psammophilus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 July 2007.
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