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| Wailing Frog Cyclorana vagitus |
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A medium-sized (to 5 cm) stout frog with short legs and rough skin. The fingers are unwebbed with a nuptial pad on the first finger, the toes are half-webbed and there are large inner metatarsal tubercles. The colouration is pale grey with dark grey or green markings. Lacks the dorsolateral skin fold characteristic of the giant frog (C. australis).
Listen to call
Approx. 36k Requires
Quicktime 4 or higher.
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Distribution
Kimberley region - known from the Broome-Derby area and the Kununurra-Wyndham area. Also occurs over the border in the NT.
Habitat
Open grassy plains.
Breeding
Breeds in response to episodic rain events in shallow temporary water bodies.
Call
A drawn out "waaaa...waaaa...waaaa" compared to the sound of a crying baby (hence the name of the species).
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