Kimberley Froglet

Crinia fimbriata Doughty, Anstis & Price 2009

Species Info Card | Updated 1 decade ago


A small-bodied species with relatively long legs. Males have wide flanges on the fingers; belly smooth. Background colour is bluish or reddish grey-brown with a network of fine bluish-white tubercles scattered on the back. To 17 mm.

Breeding Biology

Males have been found in shallow rock pools on sandstone outcrops. The tadpoles are small (to 2 cm) with a wide body and highly developed mouthparts, possibly for grazing on algae in rock pools.

Habitat

Sandstone platforms in highly dissected country.

Etymology

fimbriata refers to the flanges on the fingers.

General

Known only from a few individuals from the Mitchell Plateau and Prince Regent River areas.

Distribution map for Kimberley Froglet

Endemic to the north-west Kimberley.

Unknown.