Species Austrochaperina robusta Fry, 1912
Robust Frog
- Austrochaperina robusta Fry, D.B. 1912. Description of Austrochaperina, a new genus of Engystomatidae from north Australia. Records of the Australian Museum 9: 87-106 [89] [in part].
Type data:
Holotype AM R5295 (holotype assigned to Var. A), Russell River, NE QLD.
Paratype(s) AM R2285 (paratype assigned to Var. B, but is referrable to Austrochaperina fryi (Zweifel, 1962)), Bloomfield River, near Cooktown, QLD.
Generic Combinations
- Sphenophryne robusta (Fry, 1912).
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Also southern New Guinea.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Qld: Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Arthropod-feeder, closed forest, cryptozoic, nocturnal, open forest, predator, riparian, swamp, tall forest, tall open shrubland, terrestrial, woodland.
Extra Ecological Information
Direct development.
General References
Anstis, M., FRED Parker, F., Hawkes, T., Morris, I. & Richards, S.J 2011. Direct development in some Australopapuan microhylid frogs of the genera Austrochaperina, Cophixalus and Oreophryne (Anura: Microhylidae) from northern Australia and Papua New Guinea. Zootaxa 3052: 1–50
Zweifel, R.G. 1962. A systematic review of the microhylid frogs of Australia. American Museum Novitates 2113: 1-40 (taxonomy; as Sphenophryne robusta)
Zweifel, R.G. 1965. Revisionary notes on Australian microhylid frogs of the genus Sphenophryne. American Museum Novitates 2214: 1-9 (taxonomy; as Sphenophryne robusta)
Zweifel, R.G. 1985. Australian frogs of the family Microhylidae. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 182(3): 265-388 (as Sphenophryne robusta)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31-Jan-2017 | ANURA Fischer von Waldheim, 1813 | 10-May-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 31-Jan-2017 | 16-Oct-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 23-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED |