Species Heleioporus albopunctatus Gray, 1841
Western Spotted Frog
- Heleioporus albopunctatus Gray, J.E. 1841. Description of some new species and four new genera of reptiles from Western Australia, discovered by John Gould, Esq. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 7 42: 86-91 [91].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1947.2.19.19, Western Australia. - Heleioforus alleopunctatus Kref[f]t, G. 1865. The frogs of Australia. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1865: 16-20 [17] [unjustified emendation, lapsus for Heleioporus albopunctatus Gray, 1841].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Cogger, H.G., in Cogger, H.G., Cameron, E.E. & Cogger, H.M. 1983. Amphibia and Reptilia. 313 pp. in Walton, D.W. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 1 vi + 313 pp. [15]
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Esperance Plains (ESP), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR)
Ecological Descriptors
Arthropod-feeder, burrower, nocturnal, open forest, open heath, oviparous, predator, swamp, terrestrial, woodland.
Extra Ecological Information
Seasonal breeder, free-living tadpole.
General References
Lee, A.K. 1967. Studies in Australian Amphibia. II. Taxonomy, ecology, and evolution of the genus Heleioporus Gray (Anura: Leptodactylidae). Australian Journal of Zoology 15: 367-439
Main, A.R. 1965. Frogs of southern Western Australia. Western Australian Naturalist Club Handbook 8: 1-73 (natural history)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31-Jan-2017 | ANURA Fischer von Waldheim, 1813 | 03-Feb-2017 | MODIFIED | |
| 31-Jan-2017 | 14-Aug-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 23-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED |