AmphibiaWeb - Crinia bilingua


Crinia bilingua (Martin, Tyler & Davies, 1980) Bilingual Frog	family: Myobatrachidae subfamily: Myobatrachinae genus: Crinia

Conservation Status (definitions)

IUCN Red List Status Account	Least Concern (LC)
CITES	No CITES Listing
National Status	None
Regional Status	None

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	View Bd and Bsal data (1 records).

Distribution and Habitat

Country distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: Australia

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View Bd and Bsal data (1 records).

Kimberley region of Western Australia and further east into the Northern Territory. The extent of occurrence of the species is approximately 210000 km2.

Life History, Abundance, Activity, and Special Behaviors
Closely associated with marginal vegetation of temporary swamps and creeks. Spawn is laid in small clumps attached to aquatic vegetation and metamorphosis only takes around 14 days.

Trends and Threats
No known declines and large extent of occurrence.

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.

Originally submitted by: Jean-Marc Hero et. al. (first posted 2002-04-05)
Edited by: Ambika Sopory, Jean-Marc Hero (2008-09-16)

Species Account Citation: AmphibiaWeb 2008 Crinia bilingua: Bilingual Frog <https://amphibiaweb.org/species/3553> University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA. Accessed Apr 18, 2024.

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