Southern Sandhill Frog
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

''Arenophryne xiphorhyncha'', the southern sandhill frog, is a fossorial anuran found in a limited range of far western Australia. The only congener to ''A. xiphorhynca'' is the northern sandhill frog, '' Arenophryne rotunda'', which was considered the sole species within the genus ''
Arenophryne ''Arenophryne'' is a small genus of Myobatrachidae, Myobatrachid frogs from coastal Western Australia. Common names sandhill frogs and Australian dumpy frogs have been coined for it. Both species live in sand dune habitat of the Shark Bay region ...
'' until this species was discovered about 100 kilometres from Geraldton, Western Australia, in
Kalbarri National Park Kalbarri National Park is located north of Perth, in the Mid West region of Western Australia. The major geographical features of the park include the Murchison River gorge which runs for nearly on the lower reaches of the Murchison River. S ...
.


References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q4669943 Myobatrachidae Endemic fauna of Australia Amphibians of Western Australia Amphibians described in 2008 Frogs of Australia