#Limnodynastes dumerilii

[markscherz]

Do you speak any languages (other than english, and i assume german and danish?) Also what do you think is the funniest common name of an amphibian in any language you speak?

I speak English and German fluently, and French, Malagasy, and Danish less than fluently.

Pobblebonk (Limnodynastes dumerilii) is probably the best common name for a frog in any language, and that one is English onomatopoeia.

[herpsandbirds]

Scarlet-sided Pobblebonk or Eastern Banjo Frog (Limnodynastes dumerilii grayi), Barakula State Forest, QLD. Australia

Photograph by Indra Bone

[bestfrogbracket]

Eastern Banjo Frog: This frog is also known as the pobblebonk frog due to the sound of its calls. They live in moist areas of Southeastern Australia, where five recognized subspecies distinguished by their colouration are found. During dry periods, they burrow underground, and have even been heard calling from their burrows. They emerge to hunt at night and after rains and will travel up to 1 km in search of a breeding site. The female cares for the eggs, carrying bubbles of air down into their foamy mass to keep them oxygenated. After hatching, tadpoles take four to fifteen months to mature, depending on ambient temperatures. This species was also the first amphibian to have its genome sequenced!

African Dwarf Frog: A genus of four species, Hymenochirae is a genus commonly kept in captivity as aquatic pets due to their calm demeanor with other creatures their size. In the wild, they are found in still pools in equatorial Africa, and are fully aquatic, drying out after 20 minutes out of water. H. boettgeri is the most studied species of the genus, but H. curtipes is also bred in captivity. They are opportunistic scavengers and have black claws on their hind feet to tear apart large pieces of food, which they shove or suck into their tongueless mouths. Pictured is H. boettgeri.

[musical-0wl]

Top 5 frogs, go.

Oh I am so glad you asked this

1) has to go to the Green Tree Frog (Ranoidea caerulea), absolute classic frog, textbook. Just a little green guy who eats bugs. Love them.

2) the Perons Tree Frog (Litoria peronii) is a wonderful little guy. They have thunder thighs (bright marbled patterning on the inside of their legs that flashes when they jump to make predators think they're poisonous) and are also called the emerald-speckled tree frog, laughing tree frog, and maniacal cackle frog for obvious reasons.

3) goes to the Pobblebonk!! (Limnodynastes dumerilii) I love these little guys!! They go bonk bonk bonk like a banjo, wonderful

4) the Whooping Frog (Heleioporus inornatus) is native to Western Australia and sounds like a little video game character doing a jump, ain't that neat?

5) the Sunset Frog (Spicospina flammocaerulea) is a rare little guy who looks like a molten rock, but they're endangered :( hope they recover soon

Thanks again :)

[bryonydunnphotography]

Eastern Banjo Frog (Limnodynastes dumerilii) #frog #wildlife #nature #garden #australianfrogs #easternbanjofrog #pobblebonk #australianwildlife #amphibians #frogphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #macrophotography #gardenphotography #discovermitchell #_pax_ #ausgeo #VicOurNature #abcmygarden #australia_shotz #ig_aussiepix #ig_discover_australia #visitvictoria (at Broadford, Victoria) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm84puPPbXi/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[stickyfrogs]

This is Bruce!

Bruce is a teenager Coastal Banjo Frog (Limnodynastes dumerilii grayi) who is halfway through his 2 month quarantine before he can meet Bonk and Barry!

Bruce is from a subspecies of Pobblebonk frog that lives on the coast in NSW. You can tell Bruce apart because he has a beautiful stripe down his back, and when he’s fully grown he will be about 1cm smaller than Barry!

[toadschooled]

This very nice pobblebonk [also known as the eastern banjo frog, Limnodynastes dumerilii] was found in the Darkes Forest in New South Wales, Australia, by photographer Christopher J Jolly. Males of this species have a very distinct “bonk” call, which is where they get their interesting common name.

[wildernessphotos]

Clicks, bonks and dripping taps: listen to the calls of 6 frogs out and about this summer

Clicks, bonks and dripping taps: listen to the calls of 6 frogs out and about this summer

The banjo frog, Limnodynastes dumerilii Jodi Rowley, Author provided Jodi Rowley, Australian Museum Environmental scientists see flora, fauna and phenomena the rest of us rarely do. In this series, we’ve invited them to share their unique photos from the field. Frog calls are iconic sounds of summer in Australia. There are more than 240 species native to Australia, almost all of which are found…

[markscherz]

Hello mister, so I saw the post where you said toads were a kind of frog and I had to ask : what are some other kinds ?

There are very few other names for frogs. The term 'toadlet' is used extensively to refer to various different small, vaguely toad-like creatures, but has zero taxonomic validity. Xenopus species are sometimes called 'platannas', which is an Afrikaans loan word. And then there are several individual names for species, like pobblebonks are Limnodynastes dumerilii. But these are not used consistently. I can't think of any others. Most frogs are referred to by 'adjective frogs', like Microhylidae are 'narrow-mouthed frogs' or 'microhylid frogs'.

[herpsandbirds]

Eastern Banjo Frog (Limnodynastes dumerilii), family Limnodynastidae, Wentworth NSW, Australia

photograph by Mick Fullerton Wildlife

[toadschooled]

A male banjo frog [also known as the pobblebonk, Limnodynastes dumerilii] preparing for a long night of bonking in Melbourne, Australia. Image taken by Rob Valentic.

[toadschooled]

This pretty little eastern banjo frog [Limnodynastes dumerilii] was spotted among the leaf litter in Girraween, southern Queensland, by photographer Sean Schoville. Because of their distinctive “bonk” call, these frogs are often known as pobblebonks. 

[bryonydunnphotography]

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[bryonydunnphotography]

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[bryonydunnphotography]

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[bryonydunnphotography]

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