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title: "Striped Marsh Frog"
description: "Limnodynastes peronii — Amphibians. The striped marsh frog or brown-striped frog (Limnodynastes peronii) is a predominantly aquatic frog native to coastal Eastern Australia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/striped-marsh-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Striped Marsh Frog

> Limnodynastes peronii — Amphibians. The striped marsh frog or brown-striped frog (Limnodynastes peronii) is a predominantly aquatic frog native to coastal Eastern Australia.

- Scientific name: *Limnodynastes peronii*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amphibians)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lakes & rivers), `urban` (Towns & gardens)
- iNaturalist observations: 8995
- Wikidata: [Q538161](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q538161)
- iNaturalist taxon: [22039](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/22039)

## Names

- en: Striped Marsh Frog
- de: Perons Sumpffrosch
- nl: Hamerkikker
- pl: Żaba australijska

## Countries with the most observations

AU (8468)

## Summary

The striped marsh frog or brown-striped frog (Limnodynastes peronii) is a predominantly aquatic frog native to coastal Eastern Australia. It is a common species in urban habitats.

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

## Photo

![Striped Marsh Frog](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/striped-marsh-frog/medium.jpg)

Photo: Luise Manning · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/270172685

## Machine access

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