Pseudophryne major - Great Brown Broodfrog

Click on thumb nail for larger image. 100 K

Identification: Length 35 mm. Back is grey with broad dark brown central area with blackish markings, longitudinally arranged low warts and skin folds; short yellowish stripe on rump; sides greyish; upper arm with pale spot at base; underside marbled black and white; pointed snout, with the nostrils on the upper surface. Fingers and toes unwebbed.

Habitat and Range: Found in damp or boggy areas, in forest and heathland. Often found sheltering under debris, rocks, leaf litter and logs. Coastal eastern Qld and northern NSW.

Mating Call: Short grating, upwardly inflecting "ark". 73 K

Spawn: Breeds from February to August. Relatively large eggs laid on land under leaf litter, logs or stones; guarded by male until covered by rising floodwater.

Tadpoles: Dark brown with mottled tail fins. Approximate tadpole life is from three to seven months.