Heleioporus
Stuttering Barred Frog (Mixophyes balbus)
Stuttering Barred Frog (Mixophyes balbus), Gibraltar Range, NSW.
The final stage in this pictorial life story of the Stuttering Barred Frog. The tadpoles metamorph into these small frogs which have a reddish upper iris instead of the blue present in the adult (which develops later). This little one was hopping about the leaf litter along a small tributary from the main creek. This juvenile was about 2.5cm in length and has some way to go to reach the 6-8cm of the adults.
Stuttering Barred Frog (Mixophyes balbus)
Stuttering Barred Frog (Mixophyes balbus), Gibraltar Range, NSW.
The final stage in this pictorial life story of the Stuttering Barred Frog. The tadpoles metamorph into these small frogs which have a reddish upper iris instead of the blue present in the adult (which develops later). This little one was hopping about the leaf litter along a small tributary from the main creek. This juvenile was about 2.5cm in length and has some way to go to reach the 6-8cm of the adults.