Species Assa darlingtoni (Loveridge, 1933)
Hip-pocket Frog, Marsupial Frog, Pouched Frog
- Crinia darlingtoni Loveridge, A. 1933. Four new crinine frogs from Australia. Occasional Papers of the Boston Society of Natural History 8: 55-60 [57].
Type data:
Holotype MCZ 18390, Queensland National Park, McPherson Range, QLD.
Generic Combinations
- Assa darlingtoni (Loveridge, 1933). —
Tyler, M.J. 1972. A new genus for the Australian leptodactylid frog Crinia darlingtoni. Zoologische Mededelingen (Leiden) 47: 193-201 [200]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Conondale Ranges, southern QLD, to Dorrigo Plateau, NSW, in five sub-populations
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, Qld: NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Arthropod-feeder, closed forest, cryptozoic, litter, nocturnal, predator, terrestrial.
Extra Ecological Information
Winter dormant, seasonal breeder, (tall forest), tadpoles develop in pair of inguinal brood pouches of male.
General References
Ingram, G.J., Anstis, M. & Corben, C.J. 1975. Observations on the Australian leptodactylid frog Assa darlingtoni. Herpetologica 31: 425-429 (natural history)
Parker, H.W. 1940. The Australasian frogs of the family Leptodactylidae. Novitates Zoologicae 42: 1-106 (taxonomy)
Straughan, I.R. & Main, A.R. 1966. Speciation and polymorphism in the genus Crinia Tschudi (Anura: Leptodactylidae) in Queensland. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 78: 11-28
Tyler, M.J. 1972. A new genus for the Australian leptodactylid frog Crinia darlingtoni. Zoologische Mededelingen (Leiden) 47: 193-201 (taxonomy)
Watson, G.F. & Martin, A.A. 1973. Life history, larval morphology and relationships of Australian leptodactylid frogs. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 97: 33-45
Common Name References
Cogger, H.G. 2014. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia. Collingwood : CSIRO publishing 7th edition, pp. xxx+1033. [73] (Pouched Frog)
Mahoney, M.J., Hines, H.B., Mahony, S.V., Moses, B., Catalano, S.R., Myers, S. & Donnellan, S.C. 2021. A new hip-pocket frog from mid-eastern Australia (Anura: Myobatrachidae: Assa). Zootaxa 5057(4): 451-486 [474] (Hip-pocket Frog)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28-Sep-2022 | ANURA Fischer von Waldheim, 1813 | 10-Aug-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 31-Jan-2017 | 16-Oct-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 23-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED |