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Crinia pseudinsignifera Main, 1957 is a animal in the Myobatrachidae family, order Anura, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Crinia pseudinsignifera Main, 1957 (Crinia pseudinsignifera Main, 1957)
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Crinia pseudinsignifera Main, 1957

Crinia pseudinsignifera Main, 1957

Crinia pseudinsignifera, the false western froglet, is an endemic Australian frog threatened by habitat loss.

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Genus
Crinia
Order
Anura
Class
Amphibia

About Crinia pseudinsignifera Main, 1957

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

The false western froglet, with the scientific name Crinia pseudinsignifera, is a frog species belonging to the family Myobatrachidae.

Endemic Range

This species is endemic to Australia.

Natural Habitats

Its natural habitats include temperate forests, rivers, intermittent rivers, shrub-dominated wetlands, swamps, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, freshwater springs, rocky areas, arable land, pastureland, plantations, water storage areas, ponds, open excavations, wastewater treatment areas, seasonally flooded agricultural land, and canals and ditches.

Conservation Threats

This species is currently threatened by habitat loss.

Photo: (c) Andy Tuckey, all rights reserved, uploaded by Andy Tuckey

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Amphibia Anura Myobatrachidae Crinia

More from Myobatrachidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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