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Dahl's aquatic frog

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Dahl's aquatic frog
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Dahl's aquatic frog in Northern Territory, Australia
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Pelodryadidae
Genus: Megatestis
Species:
M. dahlii
Binomial name
Megatestis dahlii
(Boulenger, 1896)
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Distribution of Dahl's aquatic frog
Synonyms
  • Litoria dahlii(Boulenger, 1896)
  • Ranoidea dahlii

Dahl's aquatic frog (Megatestis dahlii) is a species of frog in the family Pelodryadidae, endemic to northern Australia. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes.

Dahl's aquatic frog was once thought to be able to consume the eggs, tadpoles, and young of the invasive and venomous cane toad with no apparent ill effect, but this observation was based on a handful of captive survivals. Adults regurgitate the young toads, and avoid eating them in the future, or rarely swallow them; in this case, about half the adults die. These frogs do not appear to have an elevated resistance to bufotoxins compared to other Australian hylid frogs, and avoid these toads if they survive their first toad meal.

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References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. (2022). "Litoria dahlii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022 e.T41087A78448261. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T41087A78448261.en . Retrieved 1 July 2025.
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