Species profile—Limnodynastes tasmaniensis (spotted grassfrog)

Classification

Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals ) (animals) → Amphibia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=amphibia ) (amphibians) → Limnodynastidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=amphibia&family=limnodynastidae ) (Australian ground frogs) → Limnodynastes tasmaniensis (spotted grassfrog)

( https://wildnet.itp.qld.gov.au/wws/images/3557?f=.jpg )
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Sighting data

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KML ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=684&f=kml ) | CSV ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=684&f=csv ) | GeoJson ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=684 )

Species details

Kingdom

Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=amphibia ) (animals)

Class

Amphibia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=amphibia ) (amphibians)

Family

Limnodynastidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=amphibia&family=limnodynastidae ) (Australian ground frogs)

Scientific name

Limnodynastes tasmaniensis Günther, 1858

Common name

spotted grassfrog

Type reference

Gunther, A. (1858). Catalogue of the Batrachia Salientia in the collection of the British Museum. London: British Museum xvi 160 pp. [33].

WildNet taxon ID

684

Alternate name(s)

spotted marshfrog
spotted grass frog

Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status

Least concern

Conservation significant

No

Wetland status

Wetland Indicator Species ( https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/ecology/components/biota/fauna/fauna-indicator-species/ )

Endemicity

Native

Pest status

Nil

Species environment

Aquatic & Terrestrial

Other resources

• Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM) ( https://ozcam.ala.org.au/occurrences/search?taxa=Limnodynastes%20tasmaniensis#tab_mapView )
• Atlas of Living Australia ( https://bie.ala.org.au/search?q=LIMNODYNASTES%2BTASMANIENSIS )

Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api ) using the Get species by ID function ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api/resource/d050bfcd-ad49-4776-9bdb-7d5fa8f94fe2 ) used under CC-By 4.0 ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ).
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=684 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=684 ).

This information is sourced from the WildNet platform ( https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/species-information/wildnet ) managed by the Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation.