Genus Litoria Tschudi, 1838
Type species:
Litoria freycineti Tschudi, 1838 by monotypy.- Ranoidea Tschudi, J.J. von 1838. Classification der Batrachier, mit Berücksichtigung der fossilen Tiere dieser Abteilung der Reptilien. Neuchâtel : Erück Petitpierre 102 pp. [35, 76].
Type species:
Ranoidea jacksoniensis Tschudi, 1838 by monotypy. - Dryopsophus Fitzinger, L.J. 1843. Systema Reptilium. Fasciculus Primus. Amblyglossae. Vienna : Braümüller et Seidel i-vi, 106 pp. [30].
Type species:
Hyla citropa Duméril & Bibron, 1841 by original designation (as Hyla citropa Péron ms). - Euscelis Fitzinger, L.J. 1843. Systema Reptilium. Fasciculus Primus. Amblyglossae. Vienna : Braümüller et Seidel i-vi, 106 pp. [31].
Type species:
Hyla lesueurii Duméril & Bibron, 1841 by original designation. - Pelobius Fitzinger, L.J. 1843. Systema Reptilium. Fasciculus Primus. Amblyglossae. Vienna : Braümüller et Seidel i-vi, 106 pp. [31].
Type species:
Litoria freycineti Tschudi, 1838 by original designation (as Litor[ia] freycineti Duméril & Bibron). - Pelodryas Günther, A. 1858. Catalogue of the Batrachia Salientia in the Collection of the British Museum. London : British Museum xvi 160 pp. [119].
Type species:
Rana caerulea White, 1790 by monotypy. - Chirodryas Keferstein, W. 1867. Ueber einige neue oder seltene Batrachier aus Australien und dem tropischen Amerika. Nachrichten von der Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen 18: 341-361 [358].
Type species:
Chirodryas raniformis Keferstein, 1867 by monotypy. - Hylomantis Peters, W. 1880. Mitteilung über neue oder weniger bekannte Amphibien des Berliner Zoologischen Museums. Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1880: 217-224 [1881 on title page] [224] [junior homonym of Hylomantis Peters 1872; 1881 on title page].
Type species:
Hylomantis fallax Peters, 1880 by monotypy. - Drymomantis Peters, W. 1882. [Name change of genus from Hylomantis to Drymomantis]. Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1882: 8 [8] [nom. nov. for Hylomantis Peters, 1880].
- Mitrolysis Cope, E.D. 1889. The Batrachia of North America. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 34: 1-515 [312].
Type species:
Chiroleptes alboguttatus Günther, 1867 by original designation. - Fanchonia Werner, F. 1893. Herpetologische nova. Zoologischer Anzeiger 16: 81-84 [82].
Type species:
Fanchonia elegans Werner, 1893 by monotypy. - Brendanura Wells, R.W. & Wellington, C.R. 1985. A classification of the Amphibia and Reptilia of Australia. Australian Journal of Herpetology Supplementary Series 1: 1-61 [Date published September, 1985] [4].
Type species:
Chiroleptes alboguttatus Günther, 1867 by original designation. - Coggerdonia Wells, R.W. & Wellington, C.R. 1985. A classification of the Amphibia and Reptilia of Australia. Australian Journal of Herpetology Supplementary Series 1: 1-61 [Date published September, 1985] [4].
Type species:
Hyla adelaidensis Gray, 1841 by original designation. - Colleeneremia Wells, R.W. & Wellington, C.R. 1985. A classification of the Amphibia and Reptilia of Australia. Australian Journal of Herpetology Supplementary Series 1: 1-61 [Date published September, 1985] [4].
Type species:
Hyla rubella Gray, 1842 by original designation. - Llewellynura Wells, R.W. & Wellington, C.R. 1985. A classification of the Amphibia and Reptilia of Australia. Australian Journal of Herpetology Supplementary Series 1: 1-61 [Date published September, 1985] [5].
Type species:
Hyla dorsalis microbelos Cogger, 1966 by original designation. - Mahonabatrachus Wells, R.W. & Wellington, C.R. 1985. A classification of the Amphibia and Reptilia of Australia. Australian Journal of Herpetology Supplementary Series 1: 1-61 [Date published September, 1985] [5].
Type species:
Hyla meiriana Tyler, 1969 by original designation. - Mosleyia Wells, R.W. & Wellington, C.R. 1985. A classification of the Amphibia and Reptilia of Australia. Australian Journal of Herpetology Supplementary Series 1: 1-61 [Date published September, 1985] [5].
Type species:
Hyla nannotis Andersson, 1916 by original designation (.). - Pengilleyia Wells, R.W. & Wellington, C.R. 1985. A classification of the Amphibia and Reptilia of Australia. Australian Journal of Herpetology Supplementary Series 1: 1-61 [Date published September, 1985] [6].
Type species:
Litoria tyleri Martin, Watson, Gartside, Littlejohn, Loftus-Hills, 1979 by original designation. - Rawlinsonia Wells, R.W. & Wellington, C.R. 1985. A classification of the Amphibia and Reptilia of Australia. Australian Journal of Herpetology Supplementary Series 1: 1-61 [Date published September, 1985] [6].
Type species:
Hyla ewingii Duméril & Bibron, 1841 by original designation. - Saganura Wells, R.W. & Wellington, C.R. 1985. A classification of the Amphibia and Reptilia of Australia. Australian Journal of Herpetology Supplementary Series 1: 1-61 [Date published September, 1985] [6].
Type species:
Hyla burrowsi Scott, 1942 by original designation. - Sandyrana Wells, R.W. & Wellington, C.R. 1985. A classification of the Amphibia and Reptilia of Australia. Australian Journal of Herpetology Supplementary Series 1: 1-61 [Date published September, 1985] [6].
Type species:
Hyla infrafrenata Günther, 1867 by original designation.
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. [38]
- 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
- Cogger, H.G. 2002. This checklist.
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
E Indonesia.
IBRA
New England Tablelands (NET), Northern Kimberley (NK), Wet Tropics (WT) ; ACT, NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Tas, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Ben Lomond (BEL), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Burt Plain (BRT), Central Arnhem (CA), Carnarvon (CAR), Channel Country (CHC), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Coolgardie (COO), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Central Ranges (CR), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Dampierland (DL), Davenport Murchison Ranges (DMR), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Finke (FIN), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gascoyne (GAS), Gawler (GAW), Gibson Desert (GD), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), King (KIN), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Murchison (MUR), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Nullarbor (NUL), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Pilbara (PIL), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP), Sturt Plateau (STU), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tanami (TAN), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Warren (WAR), Wet Tropics (WT), Yalgoo (YAL)
Other Regions
Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater
Distribution References
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Feb-2023 | AMPHIBIA | 08-Dec-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 31-Jan-2017 | 09-May-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 31-Jan-2017 | 13-Aug-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 23-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED |