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Species profile—Pseudophryne major (great brown broodfrog)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Amphibia (amphibians) → Myobatrachidae (Australian water frogs) → Pseudophryne major (great brown broodfrog)

Photo of Pseudophryne major (great brown broodfrog) - Hines, H.,Queensland Government,1999
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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Amphibia (amphibians)
Family
Myobatrachidae (Australian water frogs)
Scientific name
Pseudophryne major Parker, 1940
Common name
great brown broodfrog
Type reference
Parker, H.W. (1940). The Australasian frogs of the family Leptodactylidae. Novit. Zool. 42: 1-106 [98].
WildNet taxon ID
659
Synonym(s)
Pseudophryne bibronii
Alternate name(s)
large toadlet
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=659.

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