Long Footed Frog

Throughout the Kimberley zone of Western Australia. Also through the northern portion of the Northern Territory and northern Queensland.The extent of occurrence of the species is approximately 1216800 km2.Widespread.

Ground-dwelling frog in open grassland. Similar requirements to C. australis. Capable of burrowing and surviving in a wide variety of soil types.Breeding occurs in summer at the commencement of the wet season. Spawn clumps of 50 – 2000 eggs are laid in shallow water and sink to the bottom. Tadpoles develop after 1 month.

Commonly sighted and large extent of occurrence.ThreatsNone known.Conservation MeasuresNone in place.

Ranoidea longipes, the long-footed frog, is a species of frog in the subfamily Pelodryadinae endemic to Australia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland and intermittent freshwater marshes.