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Among the casualties of the current human-induced mass extinction event are the two species of Gastric Brooding Frog from the rainforest of Queensland, Australia: the Northern Gastric Brooding Frog (Rheobatrachus vitellinus) and the Gastric Brooding Frog (Rheobatrachus silus).
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rainforests.mongabay.com/05gastric_brooding_frog.htm
rainforests.mongabay.com/05gastric_brooding_frog.htm
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Yep...that's a baby frog coming out of a tiny mama frogs' mouth. This species of frog, called the Gastric Brooding Frog, incubates its' young inside it's tummy...then the frogs come hopping out of the mouth when they develop past the tadpole stage.
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allaboutfrogs.org/weird/strange/brooding.html
allaboutfrogs.org/weird/strange/brooding.html
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The Gastric brooding frog or Platypus frogs are presumed extinct. ... It is assumed that the Gastric brooding frog female swallowed the eggs after they had been fertilized and the tadpoles developed in female’s stomach (gastric-brooding). The production of hydrochloric acid (digestive fluids) in the stomach of the female...
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www.global-greenhouse-warming.com/gastric-brooding-frog...
www.global-greenhouse-warming.com/gastric-brooding-frog.html
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Southern gastric-brooding frog (Rheobatrachus silus) on ARKive - species information, 1 image and 3 videos ... Only recently discovered, this Australian frog is now believed to be extinct. The body was grey on the back with variable darker and lighter patches, whilst the underparts were white with large creamy markings.
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www.arkive.org/southern-gastric-brooding-frog/rheobatra...
www.arkive.org/southern-gastric-brooding-frog/rheobatrachus-silus/
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Conondale gastric-brooding frog ... Endemic to Australia, the southern gastric-brooding frog was first discovered in 1973, and occurred only in the Conondale and Blackall Ranges of southeastern Queensland at an altitude between 400 and 800 metres (2). No wild specimens have been recorded since 1981, and the last...
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www.arkive.org/southern-gastric-brooding-frog/rheobatra...
www.arkive.org/southern-gastric-brooding-frog/rheobatrachus-silus/info.html
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Gastric brooding frog tadpoles develop in their mother's stomach for 6 to 7 weeks ... The reproductive habits of the gastric brooding frog set it apart from ...
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animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/informatio...
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Rheobatrachus_silus.html
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Gastric Brooding Frogs include the Northern Gastric Brooding Frog (Rheobatrachus vitellinus) and the Gastric Brooding Frog (Rheobatrachus silus).
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latham.dropbear.id.au/frogs/brooding.htm
latham.dropbear.id.au/frogs/brooding.htm
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The color of the Southern gastric brooding frog varies from greenish brown to black, with a yellow undersurface. It is a small amphibian, measuring 2 inches (5cm). ... The Southern Gastric Brooding Frog, also known as the platypus frog, eats insects.
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library.thinkquest.org/19689/data/amphibians/brooding_f...
library.thinkquest.org/19689/data/amphibians/brooding_frog_frame.html
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The Northern Gastric Brooding Frog lived exclusively in the Eungella Range's rainforests, west of Mackay, in Queensland Australia. These amazing frogs could actually shut down their gastric juices while rearing their young inside their stomachs! ... They therefore held great promise for advances in human medicine, ... SAVE THE FROGS!
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www.savethefrogs.com/gallery/v/Extinct_Amphibians/Rheob...
www.savethefrogs.com/gallery/v/Extinct_Amphibians/Rheobatrachus_vitellinus.html
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