Striped Marsh Frog

Limnodynastes peronii

Range

Native to coastal Eastern Australia, from southern Cape York Peninsula through coastal New South Wales and southern Victoria to southeastern South Australia and northern Tasmania.

Habitat

Predominantly aquatic; found in ponds, roadside ditches, creeks, dams, flooded areas and other water bodies, including garden ponds and polluted water.

Diet

Feeds on other frogs, including Bibron's toadlet.

Facts

• The frog’s bold pattern is easy to spot: darker stripes run down its back, usually alongside a paler stripe along the middle, while a black mask extends from the nostril past the eye.

Research sources

• English Wikipedia