
The ornate burrowing frog (Platyplectrum ornatum) is a species of ground frog native to Australia. It was moved to the genus Opisthodon in 2006, following a major revision of amphibians, and is now classified in the genus Platyplectrum.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Ornate Burrowing Frog being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Platyplectrum spenceri
- Pleurodema diplolister
- Tomopterna tandyi
- Tomopterna adiastola
- Tomopterna marmorata
- Laliostoma labrosum
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Limnodynastidae
- Genus
- Platyplectrum
- Species
- Platyplectrum ornatum
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