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Species profile—Notaden nichollsi (desert shovelfoot)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Amphibia (amphibians) → Limnodynastidae (Australian ground frogs) → Notaden nichollsi (desert shovelfoot)

Photo of Notaden nichollsi (desert shovelfoot) - McDonald, K.,DEHP,2004
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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Amphibia (amphibians)
Family
Limnodynastidae (Australian ground frogs)
Scientific name
Notaden nichollsi Parker, 1940
Common name
desert shovelfoot
Type reference
Parker, H.W. (1940). The Australasian frogs of the family Leptodactylidae. Novit. Zool. 42: 1-106 [63].
WildNet taxon ID
670
Alternate name(s)
ruby-spotted orbfrog
desert spadefoot toad
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Least concern
Conservation significant
No
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Aquatic & Terrestrial

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=670.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
8 March 2022