Key Identification Features
- The construction of rural dams and suburban water features has created new habitat that the species readily occupies.
- The species gets its common name from the distinctive trilling call males produce during the breeding season.
- A defining feature of this species is three pink, orange, or red-brown stripes that run along its back: one along the center of the back, and one on each side.
- It is notable for its tolerance of arid environments.
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