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Species profile—Notaden melanoscaphus (brown shovelfoot)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Amphibia (amphibians) → Limnodynastidae (Australian ground frogs) → Notaden melanoscaphus (brown shovelfoot)

Photo of Notaden melanoscaphus (brown shovelfoot) - McDonald, K.,Queensland Government,1999
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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Amphibia (amphibians)
Family
Limnodynastidae (Australian ground frogs)
Scientific name
Notaden melanoscaphus Hosmer, 1962
Common name
brown shovelfoot
Type reference
Hosmer, W. (1962). A new leptodactylid frog of the genus Notaden from northern Australia. Am. Mus. Novit. 2077: 1-8 [2 figs 1-6].
WildNet taxon ID
669
Alternate name(s)
brown orbfrog
northern spadefoot toad
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Least concern
Conservation significant
No
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Aquatic & Terrestrial

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=669.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Last updated
20 May 2024