Species Crinia tasmaniensis (Günther, 1864)
Tasmanian Froglet
- Pterophrynus tasmaniensis Günther, A. 1864. Third contribution to our knowledge of batrachians from Australia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1864: 46-49 [48, pl. 7 fig. 3].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1947.2.19.68–75, TAS.
Generic Combinations
- Ranidella tasmaniensis (Günther, 1864).
- Crinia tasmaniensis (Günther, 1864).
Distribution
States
Tasmania
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Tas: Ben Lomond (BEL), King (KIN), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE)
Ecological Descriptors
Alpine, aquatic, arthropod-feeder, cryptozoic, nocturnal, open forest, oviparous, swamp, terrestrial.
Extra Ecological Information
Breeds in swamps, seasonal breeder, free-living tadpole.
General References
Littlejohn, M.J. 1970. Crinia tasmaniensis (Anura: Leptodactylidae): geographic distribution, mating call structure, and relationships. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 94: 119-127
Littlejohn, M.J. & Martin, A.A. 1974. The Amphibia of Tasmania. pp. 251-289 in Williams, W.D. (ed.). Biogeography and Ecology in Tasmania. The Hague : Junk 498 pp. (natural history)
Thompson, M.B. 1981. The systematic status of the genus Australocrinia Heyer and Liem (Anura: Leptodactylidae). Australian Journal of Zoology 29: 93-102 (taxonomy)
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