Species Austrochaperina gracilipes Fry, 1912
Cape York Whistling Frog, Northern Whistling Frog, Shrill Whistle Frog
- Austrochaperina gracilipes Fry, D.B. 1912. Description of Austrochaperina, a new genus of Engystomatidae from north Australia. Records of the Australian Museum 9: 87-106 [93].
Type data:
Holotype AM R4536, Somerset, Cape York Peninsula, QLD.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Extra-limital in southern New Guinea
IBRA
Qld: Cape York Peninsula (CYP)
Ecological Descriptors
Arthropod-feeder, cryptozoic, tall open forest, terrestrial, woodland.
Extra Ecological Information
Direct development.
General References
Cogger, H.G., in Cogger, H.G., Cameron, E.E. & Cogger, H.M. 1983. Amphibia and Reptilia. 313 pp. in Walton, D.W. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 1 vi + 313 pp. [54] (considered a junior synonym of Sphenophryne robusta (Fry, 1912))
Zweifel, R.G. 1985. Australian frogs of the family Microhylidae. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 182(3): 265-388 (reinstated as valid species)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2024 | AMPHIBIA | 19-Dec-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 31-Jan-2017 | 13-Aug-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 23-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED |