Species Anstisia rosea (Harrison, 1927)
Roseate Frog, Roseate Froglet
- Crinia rosea Harrison, L. 1927. Notes on some Western Australian frogs, with descriptions of new species. Records of the Australian Museum 15: 277-287 [279].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MMUS (not found), Pemberton, WA.
Generic Combinations
- Anstisia rosea (Harrison, 1927). —
Webster, G.N. & Bool, I. 2022. A new genus for four myobatrachid frogs from the South Western Australian Ecoregion. Zootaxa 5154(2): 127-151 [144] (new combination as type species of genus Anstisia) - Geocrinia rosea (Harrison, 1927). —
Blake, A.J.D. 1973. Taxonomy and relationships of myobatrachine frogs (Leptodactylidae): a numerical approach. Australian Journal of Zoology 21: 119-149 (new combination)
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
WA: Esperance Plains (ESP), Warren (WAR)
Ecological Descriptors
Arthropod-feeder, cryptozoic, open forest, oviparous, predator, tall forest, terrestrial.
Extra Ecological Information
Seasonal breeder, direct development.
General References
Driscoll, D.A. & Roberts, J.D. 2007. A hybrid zone defined by allozymes and ventral colour in Geocrinia rosea (Anura: Myobatrachidae). Australian Journal of Zoology 55: 371-376
Main, A.R. 1965. Frogs of southern Western Australia. Western Australian Naturalist Club Handbook 8: 1-73 (natural history)