Species Geocrinia leai (Fletcher, 1898)
Lea's Frog
- Crinia leai Fletcher, J.J. 1898. Contributions to a more exact knowledge of the geographical distribution of Australian Batrachia. 5.A. Batrachia of Tasmania. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2 12: 660-684 [677].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM R8337, Bridgetown and Pipe Clay Creek (near Jarrahdale), WA; AM R10324, Bridgetown and Pipe Clay Creek (near Jarrahdale), WA; AM R49819–24, Bridgetown and Pipe Clay Creek (near Jarrahdale), WA; AM R131715 (the latter cited as a syntype 'found unregistered with other possible Fletcher frog paratypes' by Shea, G. M. & Sadlier, R. A. 1999. A catalogue of the non-fossil amphibian and reptile type specimens in the collection of the Australian Museum: types currently, previously and purportedly present. Technical Reports of the Australian Museum 15: 1–91), Pipe Clay Creek, WA. - Crinia michaelseni Werner, F. 1914. Amphibia. pp. 403-426 in Michaelsen, W. & Hartmeyer, R. (eds). Die Fauna Südwest-Australiens. Jena : Gustav Fischer Vol. 4. [416].
Type data:
Holotype AMNH 23451, Donnybrook, WA.
Generic Combinations
- Geocrinia leai (Fletcher, 1898).
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
WA: Jarrah Forest (JF), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR)
Ecological Descriptors
Arthropod-feeder, cryptozoic, litter, nocturnal, open forest, oviparous, predator, swamp, terrestrial, woodland.
Extra Ecological Information
Seasonal breeder, free-living tadpole.
General References
Main, A.R. 1965. Frogs of southern Western Australia. Western Australian Naturalist Club Handbook 8: 1-73 (natural history)
History of changes
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