''Limnodynastes'' (commonly known as the Australian swamp frogs) is a genus of

frog A frog is any member of a diverse and largely semiaquatic group of short-bodied, tailless amphibian vertebrates composing the order (biology), order Anura (coming from the Ancient Greek , literally 'without tail'). Frog species with rough ski ...

native to

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...

, southern

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and some

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. They are ground-dwelling frogs, with no toe pads. The size varies from 45 mm to 90 mm in the giant banjo frog. The webbing on the feet ranges between species, from very little, to almost complete. The tympanum is not visible in any species, except in the woodworker frog, which is sometimes classed in a separate genus ''Megistolotis''. All species construct a foam nest in which the eggs are laid. However, in south-eastern

South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a States and territories of Australia, state in the southern central part of Australia. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories by area, which in ...

female

striped marsh frog The striped marsh frog or brown-striped frog (''Limnodynastes peronii'') is a predominantly aquatic frog native to coastal Eastern Australia. It is a common species in urban habitats. Taxonomy The striped marsh frog was described by French na ...

and spotted grass frog lack the flanges of skin on the hands that helps trap the air bubble and do not construct foam

nest A nest is a structure built for certain animals to hold Egg (biology), eggs or young. Although nests are most closely associated with birds, members of all classes of vertebrates and some invertebrates construct nests. They may be composed of ...

Species

Following a major revision of amphibians in 2006, two species, the ornate burrowing frog, ''Opisthodon ornatus'' and Spencer's burrowing frog, ''Opisthodon spenceri'', were moved to the resurrected genus '' Opisthodon''. This reduced the number of member species to eleven.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q2148350 Amphibians of Australia Amphibian genera Taxa named by Leopold Fitzinger