Species Cyclorana brevipes (Peters, 1871)
Short-footed Frog, Superb Collared Frog
- Chiroleptes brevipes Peters, W. 1871. Über einige Arten der herpetologischen Sammlung des Berliner Zoologischen Museums. Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1871: 644-652 [1872 on title page] [648].
Type data:
Holotype ZMB 7063 (not found), Port Clinton, QLD (as Port Bowen). - Chiroleptes brevipalmatus Günther, A. 1876. Descriptions of new species of reptiles from Australia. Journal des Museum Godeffroy, Hamburg 5: 45-47 [47].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1947.2.18.52, Bowen (as Port Denison); BMNH 1947.2.18.53, Peak[es] Downs; BMNH 1947.2.18.54, Gayndah, QLD.
Generic Combinations
- Cyclorana brevipes (Peters, 1871). —
Parker, H.W. 1940. The Australasian frogs of the family Leptodactylidae. Novitates Zoologicae 42: 1-106
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, Qld: Brigalow Belt South (BBS), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)
Ecological Descriptors
Arthropod-feeder, burrower, nocturnal, open forest, oviparous, predator, tall open forest, terrestrial.
Extra Ecological Information
Seasonal breeder, free-living tadpole.