Distribution and Habitat

Country distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: Australia

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Northern Australia. Known from the eastern Kimberley's of Western Australia and into the western escarpment of Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory. The extent of occurrence is approximately .

Life History, Abundance, Activity, and Special Behaviors
Associated with rocky habitats – sandstone hills and gorges, rocky screes and ledges, boulder fields, caves and open escarpments. Usually near perennial and non-perennial streams. Shelters deep in caves. Breeds in spring and summer. Males call from beneath boulders in or near the stream bed.. About 350 – 400 eggs are laid in a foam nest in rock pools or beneath rocks at the edge of water-draining scree slopes. Tadpoles develop in ponds in about 9 weeks.

Trends and Threats
No known declines and extent of occurrence > 20,000km2.

Threats
None known.

Conservation Measures
None in place.

References

Barker, J., Grigg, G. C., and Tyler, M. J. (1995). A Field Guide to Australian Frogs. Surrey Beatty and Sons, New South Wales.

Cogger, H.G. (1992). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia. Reed Books, New South Wales.

Tyler, M.J., Crook, G.A., and Davies, M. (1983). ''Reproductive biology of the frogs of the Magela Creek System, Northern Territory.'' Records of the South Australian Museum, 18, 415-440.

Species Account Citation: AmphibiaWeb 2008 Limnodynastes lignarius: Woodworker Frog <https://amphibiaweb.org/species/3516> University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA. Accessed Dec 30, 2024.

Citation: AmphibiaWeb. 2024. <https://amphibiaweb.org> University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA. Accessed 30 Dec 2024.

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