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Growling grass frog

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Murrumbidgee catchment in New South Wales and the Riverland region of South Australia). Frogs are regularly recorded in suburban Melbourne and Geelong, with similar records from regional cities. Animals released from the pet trade established in the Adelaide Hills in the 1990s but this population is now extinct.
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and has disappeared altogether from some regions (such as the Australian Capital Territory and the lowest 200 KM of the River Murray). Several populations along the River Murray have been stabilised through the regular managed delivery of water to breeding locations (for example in the Lower
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This frog is an agile climber, but is most often found among dense reeds or along swampy grasslands. It hunts and basks in the sun during the day. Growling grass frogs reportedly hunt other frogs by zoning into the sound of their calls.
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The call is a three part moaning "craw-ork ar-ar", rising and then falling in tone (described as the sound of a duck or goose being strangled). The males develop black, rough
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This species is associated with large swamps, permanent dam impoundments, ponds, and lakes (particularly ones with reeds) in woodland, shrubland, open and coastal areas.
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on their thumbs during the breeding season, which occurs during spring through to late summer. Females have the ability to hiss when threatened. The
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The growling grass frog is a very large, ground-dwelling tree frog up to 10 cm (almost 4 in) from snout to
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Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water, New South Wales: Amphibian Keeper's Licence: Species Lists
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It is kept as a pet; in Australia, this animal may be kept in captivity with the appropriate permit.
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are also very large (up to 9.5 cm or 3.7 in). The tadpoles often have a coppery
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There are a series of shallow bumps over its back. This frog closely resembles the
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Growling Grass Frog
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Conservation status
Endangered
IUCN 3.1
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Amphibia
Anura
Hylidae
Ranoidea
Binomial name
Keferstein

green frog
South Australia
Murray River
Victoria
New South Wales

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