Species Litoria inermis (Peters, 1867)
Bumpy Rocket Frog, Peters' Frog
- Chiroleptes inermis Peters, W. 1867. Herpetologische notizen. Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1867: 13-37 [1868 on title page] [30].
Type data:
Holotype ZMB 5589 (4 other specimens have been variously redarded as syntypes, apparently in error: RMNH 1888, NHMW 16384 (2 specimens) and AMNH 23582), Rockhampton, QLD.
Generic Combinations
- Litoria inermis (Peters, 1867).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, NT, Qld, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Northern Kimberley (NK), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Sturt Plateau (STU), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Arthropod-feeder, low open woodland, nocturnal, open forest, predator, swamp, terrestrial, woodland.
Extra Ecological Information
Seasonal breeder, free-living tadpole.
General References
Parker, H.W. 1940. The Australasian frogs of the family Leptodactylidae. Novitates Zoologicae 42: 1-106 (taxonomy, as Cyclorana inermis)
Straughan, I.R. 1969. Hyla inermis (Peters), a species hitherto erroneously referred to the leptodactylid genus Cyclorana (Anura: Hylidae/Leptodactylidae). Zoologische Mededelingen (Leiden) 43: 207-212 (taxonomy)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Feb-2023 | AMPHIBIA | 08-Dec-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 31-Jan-2017 | HYLIDAE | 19-Oct-2016 | MODIFIED | |
| 31-Jan-2017 | 16-Oct-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 31-Jan-2017 | 13-Aug-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 23-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED |