AU$50.00

ISBN: 0-002-17321-2

Publisher: William Collins, Sydney - 1984

Plot: The Gastric Brooding Frog of southeast Queensland is the first animal in the world known to brood its young in its stomach. The mother swallows the fertilized eggs or young tadpoles, and for 6-7 weeks they develop into baby frogs before the mother gives birth through her mouth. Worldwide interest in this rare, endangered species (it is three years since the last frog was found) was revived when a new species of Rheobatrachus was discovered near Mackay in January 1984. It too broods its young in its stomach. 'There's A Frog In My Stomach' presents in a non-technical, readable style, the state of scientific knowledge about this amazing and now famous Australian animal, and will be invaluable to naturalists and students alike.

Condition: Paperback shows very light shelf wear on the exterior; Pages are clean and in excellent condition; Paperback is signed by author;