Species Heleioporus psammophilus (Lee & Main, 1954)
Sand Frog
- Helioporus psammophilus Lee, A.K. & Main, A.R. 1954. Two new species of burrowing frogs of the genus Helioporus Gray from south western Australia. Western Australian Naturalist 4: 156-158 [157].
Type data:
Holotype WAM R11427, Beechina, WA.
Generic Combinations
- Heleioporus psammophilus (Lee & Main, 1954).
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
WA: Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR)
Ecological Descriptors
Arthropod-feeder, burrower, nocturnal, open forest, oviparous, predator, swamp, terrestrial, woodland.
Extra Ecological Information
Seasonal breeder in swamps, 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
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