Listen to the Tusked frog
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About the Tusked frog
The Tusked frog is a amphibian in the family Limnodynastidae (order Anura). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the Tusked frog sound like?
Frog and toad calls are produced by males, who inflate a vocal sac to amplify the sound. Choruses are loudest on warm, humid nights in the breeding season, and each species' call has its own pitch, rhythm and pulse rate.
From Wikipedia
The tusked frog (Adelotus brevis) is a species of ground-dwelling frog native to eastern Australia from Eungella National Park, Queensland south to Ourimbah, New South Wales. It is the only species in the genus Adelotus - adelotus meaning "unseen" and brevis meaning "short".
Frequently asked questions
What does a Tusked frog sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Tusked frog on this page. Frog and toad calls are produced by males, who inflate a vocal sac to amplify the sound.
Is the Tusked frog endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Tusked frog as “least concern”.
What family does the Tusked frog belong to?
The Tusked frog (Adelotus brevis) belongs to the family Limnodynastidae in the order Anura.
Sources & credits
- Tusked Frog - Adelotus brevis by Rob Nicholson – CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q2276891 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Tusked frog – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by User:Tnarg 12345 – CC BY-SA 3.0