Centralian Burrowing Frog

Platyplectrum spenceri

A medium-sized (to 5 cm) robust burrowing frog with smooth skin. Very similar to the ornate burrowing frog but has much more extensive webbing between the toes and a sharper snout. Back pattern is a combination of different shades of brown on a pale background, less distinct than in the Ornate Burrowing Frog.

Breeding

Breeds opportunistically after heavy rains.

Call

A rapid 'ho...ho...ho...ho'.

Eggs

Unknown.

Tadpoles

Unknown.

Other Notes

This species and the Ornate Burrowing Frog have been found to be more closely-related to the genus Lechriodus from the east coast of Australia and New Guinea.