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Frogs of Australia

Australia has 216 native frog species, of which 42 are currently threatened with extinction. An additional 8 species have already gone extinct, including the world's only gastric-brooding frogs (Rheobatrachus). These amazing frogs could actually shut down their gastric juices while rearing their young inside their stomachs! They therefore held great promise for advances in human medicine, as research on these frogs may have resulted in a cure for peptic ulcers, which affect 25 million people in the United States alone. Unfortunately, the gastric-brooding frogs vanished within a few years of being discovered by scientists. The health of humans and frogs is clearly intertwined.

There are no toads, salamanders, newts or caecilians native to Australia. However, an invasive cane toad (Bufo marinus) threatens frogs and other native fauna throughout the northern half of Australia. About 100 of these toads were brought to Australia in 1935, and now there are billions of them. They compete with native amphibians for food resources, and are toxic to virtually anything that tries to eat them.

Many of these photos are featured on the Frogs of Australia poster available in the FROG STORE. All proceeds go to SAVE THE FROGS! amphibian conservation projects. Get a free SAVE THE FROGS! bumper sticker with your purchase!

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Date: 04/11/2008
Owner: Kerry Kriger
Size: 17 items
Litoria chloris - Southern orange-eyed treefrog times 2

Litoria chloris - Southern orange-eyed treefrog times 2

Date: 11/22/2005
Views: 240
Nyctimistes dayi - The Australian lacelid

Nyctimistes dayi - The Australian lacelid

Date: 09/24/2005
Views: 410
Litoria chloris - Southern Orange-eyed Treefrog

Litoria chloris - Southern Orange-eyed Treefrog

Date: 11/07/2004
Views: 198
Litoria jungguy - Northern Stony Creek Frog

Litoria jungguy - Northern Stony Creek Frog

Date: 09/25/2005
Views: 168
Mixophyes fleayi - Fleay's Barred Frog

Mixophyes fleayi - Fleay's Barred Frog

Date: 10/24/2004
Views: 212
Limnodynastes peronii - Striped Marsh Frog

Limnodynastes peronii - Striped Marsh Frog

Limnodynastes peronii - Striped Marsh Frog

Date: 02/08/2005
Views: 177
Litoria Fallax - Eastern Sedge Frog

Litoria Fallax - Eastern Sedge Frog

Date: 01/06/2005
Views: 281
Litoria pearsoniana - Cascade Treefrog

Litoria pearsoniana - Cascade Treefrog

Date: 11/26/2005
Views: 289
Adelotus brevis - Tusked frog

Adelotus brevis - Tusked frog

Date: 11/12/2004
Views: 206
Limnodynastes terrareginae - Scarlet Sided Pobblebonk

Limnodynastes terrareginae - Scarlet Sided Pobblebonk

Date: 12/14/2006
Views: 235
Litoria gracilenta - Graceful Tree Frog

Litoria gracilenta - Graceful Tree Frog

Date: 10/18/2004
Views: 236
Litoria chloris -- The Southern Orange-Eyed Treefrog

Litoria chloris -- The Southern Orange-Eyed Treefrog

Date: 11/07/2004
Views: 305
Litoria nasuta - Striped Rocketfrog

Litoria nasuta - Striped Rocketfrog

Date: 10/05/2005
Views: 183
Litoria peronii - Emerald Spotted Tree Frog

Litoria peronii - Emerald Spotted Tree Frog

Date: 10/31/2004
Views: 214
Litoria phyllochroa - Leaf Green Treefrog

Litoria phyllochroa - Leaf Green Treefrog

Date: 10/24/2005
Views: 240
Neobatrachus sudelli - Painted Burrowing Frog

Neobatrachus sudelli - Painted Burrowing Frog

Date: 09/27/2006
Views: 190
Mixophyes iteratus - Giant Barred Frog

Mixophyes iteratus - Giant Barred Frog

Date: 10/16/2005
Views: 111
     

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