Limnodynastes is a genus of frog

Frog

Frogs are amphibians in the order Anura , formerly referred to as Salientia . Most frogs are characterized by a short body, webbed digits , protruding eyes and the absence of a tail...

 native to Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

, southern New Guinea

New Guinea

New Guinea is the world's second largest island, after Greenland, covering a land area of 786,000 km2. Located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, it lies geographically to the east of the Malay Archipelago, with which it is sometimes included as part of a greater Indo-Australian Archipelago...

 and some Torres Strait Islands

Torres Strait Islands

The Torres Strait Islands are a group of at least 274 small islands which lie in Torres Strait, the waterway separating far northern continental Australia's Cape York Peninsula and the island of New Guinea but Torres Strait Island known and Recognize as Nyumaria.The islands are mostly part of...

. They are ground-dwelling frogs, with no toe pads. The size varies from 45 mm to 90 mm in the Giant Banjo Frog

Giant Banjo Frog

The Giant Banjo Frog, Giant Bullfrog, or Great Bullfrog is a species of frog in the Myobatrachidae family.It is endemic to Australia....

. The webbing on the feet ranges between species, from very little, to almost complete. The tympanum is not visible in any species, except in the Woodworker Frog

Woodworker Frog

The Woodworker Frog is a species of frog in the Myobatrachidae family.It is endemic to Australia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, rivers, intermittent rivers, rocky areas, and caves.-References:* Hero, J.-M., Horner, P....

, which is sometimes classed in a separate genus Megistolotis. All species construct a foam nest in which the eggs are laid. However in south-eastern South Australia

South Australia

South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...

 female Striped Marsh Frog

Striped Marsh Frog

The Striped Marsh Frog or Brown-striped Frog is a predominantly aquatic frog native to eastern Australia. It is distributed from North Queensland, through all of coastal New South Wales, Southern Victoria to eastern South Australia and Northern Tasmania.-Physical description:This frog reaches...

 and Spotted Grass Frog

Spotted Grass Frog

The Spotted grass Frog or Spotted Marsh Frog is a terrestrial frog native to Australia. It is distributed throughout all of New South Wales and Victoria, eastern South Australia, the majority of Queensland and eastern Tasmania...

 lack the flanges of skin on the hands that helps trap the air bubble and do not construct foam nest

Nest

A nest is a place of refuge to hold an animal's eggs or provide a place to live or raise offspring. They are usually made of some organic material such as twigs, grass, and leaves; or may simply be a depression in the ground, or a hole in a tree, rock or building...

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Species

Following a major revision of amphibians in 2006 http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/dspace/bitstream/2246/5781/1/B297.pdf two species, the Ornate Burrowing Frog

Ornate Burrowing Frog

The Ornate Burrowing Frog formerly is a species of ground frog native to Australia. It was moved to the genus Opisthodon in 2006 following a major revision of amphibians .-Physical description:...

, Opisthodon ornatus and Spencer’s Burrowing Frog, Opisthodon spenceri, were moved to the resurrected genus Opisthodon

Opisthodon

Opisthodon is a small genus of Limnodynastine frogs with only two species. Until a major revision in 2006 these two species were classified in the genus Limnodynastes but were removed to this resurrected genus to render monophyletic genera ....

. This reduced the number of member species to eleven.

Common name	Binomial name
Marbled Frog Marbled Frog The Marbled Frog or Spotted Marshfrog is a species of ground-dwelling frog native to northern and north-eastern Australia, and southern New Guinea.-Physical description:...	Limnodynastes convexiusculus
Flat-headed Frog Flat-headed Frog The Flat-headed Frog is a species of frog in the Myobatrachidae family.It is endemic to Australia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland and freshwater marshes....	Limnodynastes depressus
Western Banjo Frog or Pobblebonk	Limnodynastes dorsalis Limnodynastes dorsalis Limnodynastes dorsalis is a frog species from the family Myobatrachidae. The informal names for this species are Western Banjo Frog, Pobblebonk, Sand frog and Bullfrog. It is one of the endemic amphibians of Western Australia....
Eastern Banjo Frog Eastern Banjo Frog Limnodynastes dumerilii is a frog species from the family Myobatrachidae. The informal names for this species, and its subspecies, include...	Limnodynastes dumerilii
Long-thumbed Frog Long-thumbed Frog The Long-thumbed Frog, Fletcher's Frog or Barking Marsh Frog is a species of ground dwelling frog native to southeastern Australia.-Physical description:...	Limnodynastes fletcheri
Giant Banjo Frog Giant Banjo Frog The Giant Banjo Frog, Giant Bullfrog, or Great Bullfrog is a species of frog in the Myobatrachidae family.It is endemic to Australia....	Limnodynastes interioris
Woodworker Frog Woodworker Frog The Woodworker Frog is a species of frog in the Myobatrachidae family.It is endemic to Australia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, rivers, intermittent rivers, rocky areas, and caves.-References:* Hero, J.-M., Horner, P....	Limnodynastes lignarius
Striped Marsh Frog Striped Marsh Frog The Striped Marsh Frog or Brown-striped Frog is a predominantly aquatic frog native to eastern Australia. It is distributed from North Queensland, through all of coastal New South Wales, Southern Victoria to eastern South Australia and Northern Tasmania.-Physical description:This frog reaches... or Brown-striped Frog	Limnodynastes peronii
Salmon-striped Frog Salmon-striped Frog The Salmon-striped Frog is a species of ground dwelling frog native to southeastern Queensland and northern New South Wales, Australia.-Physical description:...	Limnodynastes salmini
Spotted Grass Frog Spotted Grass Frog The Spotted grass Frog or Spotted Marsh Frog is a terrestrial frog native to Australia. It is distributed throughout all of New South Wales and Victoria, eastern South Australia, the majority of Queensland and eastern Tasmania...	Limnodynastes tasmaniensis
Northern Banjo Frog Northern Banjo Frog The Northern Banjo Frog is a species of ground-dwelling burrowing frog native to eastern Queensland and northeastern New South Wales, Australia.-Physical description:...	Limnodynastes terraereginae