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title: "Eastern Banjo Frog"
description: "Limnodynastes dumerilii — Anfíbios. Limnodynastes dumerilii is a frog species from the family Limnodynastidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/eastern-banjo-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Eastern Banjo Frog

> Limnodynastes dumerilii — Anfíbios. Limnodynastes dumerilii is a frog species from the family Limnodynastidae.

- Scientific name: *Limnodynastes dumerilii*
- Category: `amphibians` (Anfíbios)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos e rios)
- iNaturalist observations: 6269
- Wikidata: [Q2701701](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2701701)
- iNaturalist taxon: [22038](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/22038)

## Names

- en: Eastern Banjo Frog
- de: Dumerils Sumpffrosch
- pl: Żaba bagienna wschodnia

## Countries with the most observations

AU (5802)

## Summary

Limnodynastes dumerilii is a frog species from the family Limnodynastidae. The informal names for the species and its subspecies include eastern or southern banjo frog, and bull frog. The frog is also called the pobblebonk after its distinctive "bonk" call, which is likened to a banjo string being plucked.  There are five subspecies of L. dumerilii, each with different skin coloration.  The species is native to eastern Australia. There has been one occurrence in New Zealand, when tadpoles of the species were found in 1999 and destroyed.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Connor Margetts · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/22038

## Machine access

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