Species Limnodynastes dorsalis (Gray, 1841)
Bullfrog, Western Banjo Frog
- Cystignathus dorsalis 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 1947.2.19.7, Western Australia. - Limnodynastes dorsalis typica Fry, D.B. 1913. On a Varanus and a frog from Burnett River, Queensland, and a revision of the variations in Limnodynastes dorsalis Gray. Records of the Australian Museum 10: 17-34 [24] [typica as used in this combination is meant to apply to the nominotypical subspecies, and is the direct modern equivalent of Limndodynastes dorsalis dorsalis, with the same typification as the species].
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. [17]
Generic Combinations
- Limnodynastes dorsalis (Gray, 1841).
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, lentic freshwater, lotic freshwater, nocturnal, open forest, oviparous, swamp, terrestrial, woodland.
Extra Ecological Information
Seasonal breeder in lentic and lotic freshwater, free-living tadpole.
General References
Main, A.R. 1965. Frogs of southern Western Australia. Western Australian Naturalist Club Handbook 8: 1-73 (natural history)
Martin, A.A. 1972. Studies in Australian Amphibia. III. The Limnodynastes dorsalis complex (Anura: Leptodactylidae). Australian Journal of Zoology 20: 165-211 (taxonomy)
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 | 16-Oct-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 23-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED |