Neobatrachus sudellae


Sudell's Frog

Photos

  • Neobatrachus sudellae
    Photo: Stephen Mahony
  • Neobatrachus sudellae
    Photo: Stephen Mahony
  • Neobatrachus sudellae
    Photo: Jodi Rowley
  • Neobatrachus sudellae
    Photo: Jodi Rowley

Distribution

Distribution map for Neobatrachus sudellae
Found throughout inland NSW, SA, the ACT, eastern WA, western VIC, and southern NT and QLD.

Conservation Status

What does it mean?

Federal Conservation Status (EPBC Act)

Unlisted

IUCN Red List

Least Concern

Photos

  • Neobatrachus sudellae
    Photo: Stephen Mahony
  • Neobatrachus sudellae
    Photo: Stephen Mahony
  • Neobatrachus sudellae
    Photo: Jodi Rowley
  • Neobatrachus sudellae
    Photo: Jodi Rowley

Frog Calls

Call recorded by Murray Littlejohn

Call recorded by Joanne Ocock

Calling Period

Species Information

Description

A medium-sized species of frog reaching up to 5.5 cm in body length. It has a light brown, grey or yellow-brown back, with dark or light brown patches and sometimes a pale longitudinal stripe along the middle. The belly is white. The pupil is vertical, and the iris is gold in the upper half and silver in the lower half. Fingers are unwebbed and toes are fully webbed, both without discs. There is also a metatarsal tubercle on the bottom of each foot: this is a shovel-shaped lump used for burrowing.

Habitats

Occurs in arid areas, open woodland, grassland and shrubland, often underground in burrows waiting for heavy rain.

Breeding Biology

Eggs are laid as loose clusters near the surface of the water in temporary ponds, swamps, and dams. Tadpoles can reach a total length of up to nearly 8 cm and are grey, gold, or gold-brown in colour. They often remain at the bottom of water bodies, and take around five to six months to develop into frogs, although tadpoles in warmer areas may develop much faster. Breeds during late winter to summer after heavy rain.

Similar Species

Looks similar to Neobatrachus pictus and Neobatrachus sutor in its distribution, but is smaller and has a different call to Neobatrachus pictus, and has a different back colour pattern to Neobatrachus sutor.