词条 | Austrochaperina pluvialis |
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| name = Austrochaperina pluvialis | image = Rain Frog - Austrochaperina pluvialis.jpg | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | regnum = Animalia | phylum = Chordata | classis = Amphibia | ordo = Anura | familia = Microhylidae | genus = Austrochaperina | species = A. pluvialis | binomial = Austrochaperina pluvialis | binomial_authority = (Zweifel, 1965) | synonyms = Sphenophryne pluvialis Zweifel, 1965}} Austrochaperina pluvialis, commonly known as the Rain Frog or White-browed Whistling Frog, is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae.[1] It is endemic to Australia. Description and habitatA small species of frog about 5.5 cm long and with a weight up to 5 grams. It has spotty skin that is brown coloured with cream coloured spots and white dots.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. Some Australian tribes believed that this frog can cause (and prevent) rain. DietLike all frogs, the Rain Frog feed on insects and worms. It is a prey to snakes, cranes, shoebills and monitor lizards. References
Notes1. ^{{cite web|title=Austrochaperina pluvialis |url=http://www.frogsaustralia.net.au/frogs/display.cfm?frog_id=198 |work=Frogs Australia Network |accessdate=19 September 2011 |date=25 February 2005 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110822193256/http://frogsaustralia.net.au/frogs/display.cfm?frog_id=198 |archivedate=22 August 2011 |df= }} {{Taxonbar|from=Q2700457}}{{Microhylidae-stub}}2. ^http://www.wildanimalsonline.com/amphibians/rainfrog.php 5 : Austrochaperina|Amphibians of Queensland|Taxonomy articles created by Polbot|Amphibians described in 1965|Frogs of Australia |
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