Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Amphibia
Order
Anura
Family
Myobatrachidae
Genus
Neobatrachus
Species
Neobatrachus sutor
Colours
Distinguishing features
The frog is generally quite rotund, with yellowish skin on the top side that normally has some brown patches and with paler skin underneath.
Male frogs grow to 3-4 cm long. Females are larger, growing up to 5 cm long.
Size
- Size data has not been obtained.
Synonyms
Distribution
©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution
Distribution and habitat preferences
Found in sparsely vegetated areas on clay or loam soils.
Behaviour
Normally remain buried until heavy Summer rains, whereon they emerge to breed in claypans. Males typically call while in water. Their call is a repetitive tapping sound like a shoemaker tapping nails into a shoe.
