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title: "Western Banjo Frog"
description: "Limnodynastes dorsalis — Płazy. The western banjo frog (Limnodynastes dorsalis) is a species of frog from the family Limnodynastidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/western-banjo-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Western Banjo Frog

> Limnodynastes dorsalis — Płazy. The western banjo frog (Limnodynastes dorsalis) is a species of frog from the family Limnodynastidae.

- Scientific name: *Limnodynastes dorsalis*
- Category: `amphibians` (Płazy)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Jeziora i rzeki)
- iNaturalist observations: 746
- Wikidata: [Q2273817](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2273817)
- iNaturalist taxon: [22035](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/22035)

## Names

- en: Western Banjo Frog

## Countries with the most observations

AU (724)

## Summary

The western banjo frog (Limnodynastes dorsalis) is a species of frog from the family Limnodynastidae. The common names for this species are pobblebonk, sand frog and bullfrog. It is one of the endemic amphibians of Western Australia.
A large frog in the family Myobatrachidae, it has sturdy limbs and a head that is triangular. Females are up to 87 mm (3.4 in) long, the males are no bigger than 75 mm (3.0 in). The frog is grey or brownish-olive coloured, with irregular blotches and marbling of a very dark or black colour. They have poisonous glands on their calves. The markings are large on the upper surface and smaller…

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

## Photo

![Western Banjo Frog](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/western-banjo-frog/medium.jpg)

Photo: Connor Margetts · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/285940837

## Machine access

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