Species profile—Notaden melanoscaphus (brown shovelfoot)
Classification
Animalia (animals) → Amphibia (amphibians) → Limnodynastidae (Australian ground frogs) → Notaden melanoscaphus (brown shovelfoot)
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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
Other resources
Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM) Atlas of Living Australia
Data source
This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0https://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.
