Dendy’s Toadlet

Confined to south-eastern New South Wales and eastern Victoria.The extent of occurrence of the species is approximately 51400 km2

Found in both wet and dry sclerophyll forest, inundated grassy areas and also in alpine mossy bogs and grassland. Usually hides under logs or rocks where the ground is damp. They may also be found in tunnels in the soil in the absence of rocks or logs.It breeds at the end of summer and into autumn. Males call from shallow nests or burrows in low-lying areas near water. About 70 – 170 eggs are spawned in a burrow or nest and they are loosely clumped and coated in mud or soil. The eggs hatch after heavy rain and tadpoles develop in pools over 3 – 7 months.

No known declines and extent of occurrence > 20,000km2.ThreatsNone known.Conservation MeasuresNone in place.

Dendy's toadlet (Pseudophryne dendyi) is a species of frog in the family Myobatrachidae. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate grassland, rivers, intermittent rivers, swamps, and intermittent freshwater marshes.