Mixophyes balbus (Stuttering Barred Frog)
Stuttering Barred Frog (Mixophyes balbus) [Myobatrachidae; Mixophyinae], from the Timbarra Plateau, east of Tenterfield, New South Wales, Australia.
This threatened frog species is comprised of two divergent lineages, one in southern New South Wales and one in northern parts of the state. While the southern lineage has experienced substantial declines, the northern one remains common, even at high altitudes. The Timbarra Plateau is near the northern limit for this species, further north it is replaced by the related Fleay's Barred Frog (Mixophyes fleayi).
Mixophyes balbus (Stuttering Barred Frog)
Stuttering Barred Frog (Mixophyes balbus) [Myobatrachidae; Mixophyinae], from the Timbarra Plateau, east of Tenterfield, New South Wales, Australia.
This threatened frog species is comprised of two divergent lineages, one in southern New South Wales and one in northern parts of the state. While the southern lineage has experienced substantial declines, the northern one remains common, even at high altitudes. The Timbarra Plateau is near the northern limit for this species, further north it is replaced by the related Fleay's Barred Frog (Mixophyes fleayi).