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The Southern Gastric Brooding Frog (Rheobatrachus silus) was an extinct amphibian endemic to southeastern Queensland, Australia, known for its unique reproductive method of gastric brooding. It lived in cool, fast-flowing streams and fed on insects, but became extinct in the 1980s due to habitat destruction, pollution, and disease. Studying this species provides insights into vertebrate evolution, parental care, and the impact of human activity on amphibians.

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