Colours

Distinguishing features

It is normally pale grey, brown or yellowish, occasionally with darker blotches. The belly is white and the throat is speckled. A dark stripe runs from the snout, through the Tympanum and down to the shoulder. There is normally a dark band which runs from under the eye down to the mouth. The thighs are bluish in colour. The toes are slightly webbed. (Wikipedia)

Size

Synonyms

Distribution

Distribution and habitat preferences

This species is associated with black soil plains and flood plains near rivers. They inhabit dams, ditches and claypans in woodland and grassland. (Wikipedia)

Behaviour

Being a burrowing species they spend extended periods underground in order to survive dry conditions. After heavy rains fall during spring, summer and early autumn, frogs become very active and males make a deep "waah" call from in or beside water. (Wikipedia)

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