
%0 Journal Article
%A Johnson, CR 
%T Thermal relations and water balance in the day frog, Taudactylus diurnus, from an Australian rain forest
%J Australian Journal of Zoology
%D 1971/03/01
%V 19
%N 1
%P 35-39
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/ZO9710035
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/ZO9710035 
%X Body temperatures, critical thermal maxima, tolerance to water loss, and rehydration rates were measured for T. diurnus in the rain forest on Mt. Glorious, south-eastern Queensland. Body temperatures ranged from 13.6 to 22.8'C (mean 1 8 . 4 i l .g°C) for adults and from 14.0 to 23.8"C (mean 19.852.4"C) for juveniles. Body temperatures were significantly higher in juveniles. The critical thermal maximum for T. diurnus was 31 . l i l . 2 " C and ranged from 28.4 to 33.7"C. Minimal activity temperatures appear to be reached in winter months. The mean lethal water loss for T. diurnus was 26.2 &amp; 4.3 % of the original weight; this species shows less tolerance to desiccation than other Australian anurans that have been studied. 
