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Sand frog

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Sand frog
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Limnodynastidae
Genus: Heleioporus
Species:
H. psammophilus
Binomial name
Heleioporus psammophilus
Lee & Main, 1954

The sand frog (Heleioporus psammophilus) is a species of frog in the family Myobatrachidae. It is endemic to southern Western Australia. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, shrub-dominated wetlands, swamps, intermittent freshwater lakes, and intermittent freshwater marshes.

References

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  1. ^ Jean-Marc Hero, Dale Roberts (2004). "Heleioporus psammophilus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T41152A10406547. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T41152A10406547.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.