Biology:Northern Territory frog

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Short description: Species of amphibian

Northern Territory frog
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Microhylidae
Genus: Austrochaperina
Species:
A. adelphe
Binomial name
Austrochaperina adelphe
(Zweifel, 1985)
Synonyms
  • Sphenophryne adelphe Zweifel, 1985

The Northern Territory frog (Austrochaperina adelphe), also known as the peeping land frog, Top End chirper and Top End tiny frog, is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical swamps, moist savanna, intermittent rivers, swamps, intermittent freshwater marshes, plantations, rural gardens, heavily degraded former forest, and canals and ditches.

References


Wikidata ☰ Q2241410 entry