Adelotus brevis

Tusked Frog at Kungala, NSW

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Identification history

Adelotus brevis	15 Jan 2025	RhysCorriganBCT
Adelotus brevis	15 Jan 2025	RhysCorriganBCT
Unidentified	16 Nov 2024	donnanchris

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RhysCorriganBCT wrote:

15 Jan 2025

Hello, @donnanchris !

The frog calling in your audio is the Tusked Frog (Adelotus brevis). Yep, tusked! The species has 'tusks' on their lower jaw, and males use them to battle over breeding sites!

A native frog species, and the only species of it's genus!

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Location information

Coordinates 153.009174 -29.958366
Altitude 54.8m
Places Kungala, NSW

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
16 Nov 2024 03:50 PM Recorded on
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Species information

Adelotus brevis Scientific name
Tusked Frog Common name
Not Sensitive
Very rare / threatened
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 54.8m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Cryptotis brevis

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