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EASTERN BANJO FROG (Complex)
or Pobblebonks
(Limnodynastes dumerili)
with info about the following species of Pobblebonks
(Limnodynastes dorsalis), (Limnodynastes terraereginae), and (Limnodynastes interioris) further down this page (CLICK HERE)

 Distribution of Limnodynastes dumerili :- South Eastern Australia
(southeastern South Australia, Victoria, eastern New South Wales, Tasmania and southeastern Queensland)

The 5 Subspecies of Limnodynastes dumerili (as of 2021) which are listed below

COMMON NAME

SCIENTIFIC NAME

DISTRIBUTION

Eastern Banjo Frog

Limnodynastes dumerilii dumerilii

Hills and ranges of New South Wales, northern Victoria, South Australia

Snowy Mountains Banjo Frog

Limnodynastes dumerilii fryi

 

Snowy Mountains region of south-eastern New South Wales

Southern Banjo Frog

Limnodynastes dumerilii insularis

South of Jervis Bay,
along the south coast of New South Wales,
eastern Victoria, Tasmania

Southern Banjo Frog

Limnodynastes dumerilii variegata

South-eastern South Australia,
western Victoria

 


This Pobblebonk (Limnodynastes dumerili dumerili) was photographed near Nairne, South Australia



This Pobblebonk (Limnodynastes dumerili dumerili) was photographed near Nairne, South Australia

This "puffed up" Pobblebonk (Limnodynastes dumerili) was photographed on the coast near Nullawarre, Victoria
This "puffed up"Southern Banjo Frog (Limnodynastes dumerili variegata) was photographed on the coast near Nullawarre, Victoria


This juvenile Pobblebonk (Limnodynastes dumerili) was photographed on the coast near Nullawarre, Victoria
This juvenile Southern Banjo Frog (Limnodynastes dumerili ) was photographed on the coast near Nullawarre, Victoria


This juvenile Pobblebonk (Limnodynastes dumerili) was photographed on the coast near Nullawarre, Victoria
This juvenile Southern Banjo Frog (Limnodynastes dumerili variegata) was photographed on the coast near Nullawarre, Victoria


This young Pobblebonk (Limnodynastes dumerili) was photographed on Point Sturt, South Australia
This young Pobblebonk (Limnodynastes dumerili dumerili) was photographed on Point Sturt, South Australia


This baby Pobblebonk (Limnodynastes dumerili) that has almost absorbed all of its tail was photographed at Woodcroft SA
This baby Pobblebonk (Limnodynastes dumerili dumerili) that has almost absorbed all of its tail was photographed at Woodcroft SA


This baby Pobblebonk (Limnodynastes dumerili) that has almost absorbed all of its tail was photographed at Woodcroft SA
This baby Pobblebonk (Limnodynastes dumerili dumerili) that has almost absorbed all of its tail was photographed at Woodcroft SA


Baby Pobblebonks (Limnodynastes dumerili) photographed at Woodcroft SA
Baby Pobblebonks (Limnodynastes dumerili dumerili) photographed at Woodcroft SA


Other Species of Pobblebonks/Banjo frogs related to Limnodynastes dumerili which look similar are listed below

COMMON NAME

SCIENTIFIC NAME
 (External Links)

DISTRIBUTION

Western Banjo Frog

Limnodynastes dorsalis

South-western Australia

Mid-South Eastern Banjo Frog

Limnodynastes grayi

Central western New South Wales in the south to northern Queensland.

Scarlet-sided Banjo Frog
or Northern Banjo Frog

Limnodynastes terraereginae

Distribution restricted to Cape York, in far north Queensland

Giant Banjo Frog

Limnodynastes interioris

Western New South Wales


LINKS OF INTEREST

Limnodynastes dumerili
Wikipedia

Limnodynastes dumerili
Eastern Banjo Frog
frogs.org.au

Frogs of Australia
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