Giant barred frog
Mixophyes iteratus
A very large frog, reaching up to 115 mm, the giant barred frog can live up to 20 years. It is olive to black in colour with distinctly barred hind limbs.
Its ideal habitat includes coastal riverine and upland rainforests, moist eucalypt forests and slow flowing shady streams. It feeds on insects and other smaller frogs and is mainly active at night. The giant barred frog is endangered, having disappeared from much of its former range due to loss and modification of its rainforest home. The streams of the Blackall and Conondale Ranges provide vital habitat for its survival.
Listen for its call, a low pitched drawn out "aawk", as you walk near these creeks.
(Illustration by Jane Thompson)
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