Species Philoria richmondensis Knowles, Mahony, Armstrong & Donnellan, 2004
Richmond Mountain Frog, Richmond Range Mountain Frog
- Philoria richmondensis Knowles, R., Mahony, M., Armstrong, J. & Donnellan, S. 2004. Systematics of sphagnum frogs of the genus Philoria (Anura: Myobatrachidae) in eastern Australia, with the description of two new species. Records of the Australian Museum 56: 57-74 [70].
Type data:
Holotype AM R152707 adult ♂, NSW, Bungdoozle Road, Richmond Range National Park [28°39'19''S 152°42'38''E (grid ref. 4717 68357, zone 56)].
Paratype(s) AM R165031–3, NSW, Little Haystack Creek, Yabbra State Forest; SAMA R57464, NSW, Little Haystack Creek, Yabbra State Forest; AM R165028–9, NSW, Dome Mtn, Richmond Range State Forest; AM R165030, NSW, Bungdoozle Road, Richmond Range State Forest; SAMA 57463, NSW, Bungdoozle Road, Richmond Range State Forest.
Distribution
States
New South Wales
Extra Distribution Information
'known with certainty from only three locations within one forest block within the Richmond Range NP west to Yabbra NP'.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW: New England Tablelands (NET)
Ecological Descriptors
Litter.
Extra Ecological Information
'animals … located by turning leaf litter, logs and rocks'.
Common Name References
Clayton, M., Wombey, J.C., Mason, I.J., Chesser, R.T. & Wells, A. 2006. CSIRO List of Australian Vertebrates: A Reference with Conservation Status. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing iv 162 pp. (Richmond Range Mountain Frog)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 07-Feb-2024 | AMPHIBIA | 19-Dec-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 31-Jan-2017 | 14-Aug-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 23-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED |