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title: "Barking Frog"
description: "Limnodynastes fletcheri — Amphibians. The long-thumbed frog, Fletcher's frog or barking marsh frog (Limnodynastes fletcheri) is a species of non-burrowing ground frog native to south-eastern Australia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/barking-frog-limnodynastes-fletcheri
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Barking Frog

> Limnodynastes fletcheri — Amphibians. The long-thumbed frog, Fletcher's frog or barking marsh frog (Limnodynastes fletcheri) is a species of non-burrowing ground frog native to south-eastern Australia.

- Scientific name: *Limnodynastes fletcheri*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amphibians)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lakes & rivers)
- iNaturalist observations: 411
- Wikidata: [Q2276521](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2276521)
- iNaturalist taxon: [22033](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/22033)

## Names

- en: Barking Frog
- nl: Long-thumbed frog

## Countries with the most observations

AU (347)

## Summary

The long-thumbed frog, Fletcher's frog or barking marsh frog (Limnodynastes fletcheri) is a species of non-burrowing ground frog native to south-eastern Australia. The species belongs to the genus Limnodynastes. The twelve species in the genus are characterised by a lack of toe pads. Following phylogenetic analysis, the species was placed in L. peronii clade group alongside L. depressus, L. tasmaniensis and L. peronii.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-thumbed_frog

## Photo

![Barking Frog](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/barking-frog-limnodynastes-fletcheri/medium.jpg)

Photo: Max Tibby · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/248042678

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/barking-frog-limnodynastes-fletcheri?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).