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Water-Holding FrogEducational resources on Water-Holding FrogWater-Holding Frog or Cyclorana platycephala is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Least Concern . IUCN Profile of the Water-Holding Frog ADW: Cyclorana platycephala: Information The water-holding frog prefers to live in grasslands, temporary swamps, claypans, and billibongs. Their distribution is limited to southern Australia (S. Australian Frogcensus 1999 animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Cyclorana_platycephala.html Exploratorium: Frogs: The Amazing, Adaptable Frog / Page 1 of 6 The Australian water-holding frog is a desert dweller that can wait up to seven years for rain. It burrows underground and surrounds itself in a transparent cocoon www.exploratorium.edu/frogs/mainstory/index.html ADW: Cyclorana_platycephala.jpg What's in a Scientific Name? Authority Lists: Where We Get Our Names Name, Rank ... Cyclorana platycephala (water-holding frog) animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/resources/Grzimek_herps/Hylidae2/Cyclorana_platyceph... CGEE: FAQ's For example, the Water-holding Frog from South Australia lives in the desert and spends most if its time underground. Because the desert is very dry, the frog cgee.hamline.edu/frogs/science/faq1.html CGEE: FAQ's The Water-holding Frog from South Australia lives in the desert and spends most of its time underground. Because the desert is very dry, the frog seals cgee.hamline.edu/frogs/science/faq2.html ADW: Cyclorana platycephala: Pictures Cyclorana platycephala (water-holding frog) animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/pictures/Cyclorana_platycephala.html Species Records, Page 1 Common Name: Australian Water-holding Frog Cyclorana brevipes (Peters, 1871) (7 Specimens) Common Name: Savannah Water-holding Frog Cyclorana platycephala (Gunther, 1873 www.eebweb.arizona.edu/collections/Herp/BiotaWeb/Species1.htm Frogs: The Rainbow Connection - National Zoo| FONZ When it does rain, the water-holding frog in Australia (Cyclorana platycephala) absorbs enough waterup to half of its weightto last through nationalzoo.si.edu/Publications/ZooGoer/2000/2/frograinbow.cfm ADW: Hylidae: Pictures ...water-holding frog Cyclorana platycephala : Hemiphractus johnsoni: bird-voiced treefrog Hyla avivoca: Cope's gray treefrog Hyla chrysoscelis : Cope's gray treefrog animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/pictures/Hylidae.html Utah Museum of Natural History The Water holding frog burrows and estivates for 2 years The Strawberry poison dart frog calling Tadpoles eating spinach The Goliath frog The Screaming frog umnh.utah.edu/galleryinterpreters
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