Species Geocrinia laevis (Günther, 1864)
Southern Smooth Frog, Tasmanian Smooth Froglet
- Pterophrynus laevis 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. 4].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1947.2.19.65, TAS.
Generic Combinations
- Geocrinia laevis (Günther, 1864).
Distribution
States
South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
SA, Tas, Vic: Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)
Ecological Descriptors
Alpine, arthropod-feeder, cryptozoic, litter, nocturnal, open forest, oviparous, predator, terrestrial, woodland.
Extra Ecological Information
Winter dormant, seasonal breeder, free-living tadpole.
General References
Gartside, D.F., Littlejohn, M.J. & Watson, G.F. 1979. Structure and dynamics of a narrow hybrid zone between Geocrinia laevis and G. victoriana (Anura: Leptodactylidae) in south-eastern Australia. Heredity 43: 165-177
Littlejohn, M.J., Watson, G.F. & Loftus-Hills, J.J. 1971. Contact hybridization in the Crinia laevis complex (Anura: Leptodactylidae). Australian Journal of Zoology 19: 85-100
Littlejohn, M.J. & Martin, A.A. 1964. The Crinia laevis complex (Anura: Leptodactylidae) in south-eastern Australia. Australian Journal of Zoology 12: 70-83 (taxonomy)
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.
Littlejohn, M.J. & Watson, G.F. 1974. Mating call discrimination and phonotaxis by females of the Crinia laevis complex (Anura: Leptodactylidae). Copeia 1974: 71-175
Tyler, M.J. 1978. Amphibians of South Australia. Adelaide : South Australian Government 84 pp. (natural history)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 07-Feb-2024 | AMPHIBIA | 19-Dec-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 31-Jan-2017 | 16-Oct-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 23-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED |