Amphibians

Abstract

.The unpredictable nature of flood and flow pulses and river floodplain networks create challenges for organisms, such as a variety of anuran amphibian species, in their aquatic larval and terrestrial or semi-terrestrial life stages. These vertebrates undoubtedly form an important component of the fauna of floodplains and may contribute to the rapid recycling of detritus and mud (Welcomme 1990). Moreover, anuran species is adapted reproductively and developmentally to expansion/contraction of surface waters of riparianderived food organisms and water volume (McDiarmid and Altig 1999)..