{{Short description|Species of Australian frog}} {{Speciesbox | image = | image_caption = | status = | status_system = | genus = Mixophyes | species = coggeri | authority = Mahony, Donnellan, Richards & McDonald, 2006 | synonyms = }} The '''mottled barred frog''' ('''''Mixophyes coggeri''''') is a species of large frog that is endemic to Australia. The specific epithet ''coggeri'' honours Professor Harold Cogger, formerly of the Australian Museum, for contributions to herpetology. ==Description== The species grows to about 105&nbsp;mm in length (SVL). Colouration is brown on the back, with darker patches along the middle; the belly is yellow-white; the limbs have dark horizontal bars, with large cream blotches on the backs of the thighs. The fingers are unwebbed; the toes are webbed.<ref name="am">{{cite web |url= https://portal.frogid.net.au/frogs/mixophyes-coggeri |title= Mixophyes coggeri |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=|website= FrogID|publisher= Australian Museum |access-date= 28 April 2021}}</ref> ==Behaviour== The species breeds from spring to early autumn. Eggs are laid in stream pools and are then kicked out of the water by the female to stick to solid surfaces, such as earth banks or rock faces, above the pools. The tadpoles then drop into the water after hatching.<ref name="am"/> ==Distribution and habitat== The species occurs throughout the Wet Tropics of north-eastern Queensland.<ref name="am"/> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Taxonbar|from= Q6465710}} Category:Mixophyes Category:Amphibians of Queensland Category:Amphibians described in 2006 Category:Frogs of Australia {{Myobatrachidae-stub}}