Cave-dwelling frog
The cave-dwelling frog (Ranoidea cavernicola) is a species of frog in the family Pelodryadidae. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, rivers, rocky areas, inland karsts, and caves.
| Cave-dwelling frog | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Pelodryadidae |
| Genus: | Ranoidea |
| Species: | R. cavernicola |
| Binomial name | |
| Ranoidea cavernicola (Tyler & Davies, 1979) | |
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Sources
- Cogger, H.; Roberts, D.; Horner, P. (2004). "Litoria cavernicola". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2004: e.T41031A10391088. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T41031A10391088.en. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- Biswas Jayant 2014 Occurrence and Distribution of Cave Dwelling Frogs of Peninsular India).
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