Species Litoria aurea (Lesson, 1829)
Green and Gold Bell Frog, Green and Golden Bell Frog
- Rana aurea Lesson, R.P. 1829. Description de quelques reptiles nouveaux ou peu connus. pp. 34-65 in Duperrey, L.I. (ed.). (1826–1838) Voyage Autour du Monde, Exécuté par Ordre du Roi, sur la Corvette de sa Majesté, La Coquille, Pendant les Années 1822, 1823, 1824 et 1825. Zoologie 2(1) and Atlas (Reptiles 7 pls). Paris : Arthus Bertrand. [published over the period 1826-1838, Sherborn, C.D. & Woodward, B.B. 1901. Notes on the dates of publication of the natural history portions of some French voyages. Part 1. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 7 7: 388–392 established date of the text as 1831] [60, pl. VII fig. 3] [see Sherborn & Woodward (1906) on the dates of publication of Lesson's volumes].
Type data:
Syntype(s) (but MNHP 4857 from Port Jackson cited as a lectotype by Roux-Estève, R. 1979. Liste des Amphibiens et Reptiles des collections du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris, récoltés par Lesueur (1778–1846). Bull. Trim. Soc. Géol. Normandie et Amis Muséum du Havre 66: 25–29 [26]), Macquarie River at Bathurst, NSW.Secondary source:
Sherborn, C.D. & Woodward, B.B. 1906. Notes on the dates of publication of the natural history portions of some French voyages.—'Voyage autour du Monde .... sur .... la Coquille pendant .... 1822–25 .... Par L.J. Duperry', &c.—A correction. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 7 17: 335-336. - Ranoidea jacksoniensis 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 data:
Syntype(s) MNHP 537?, Port Jackson, NSW; MNHP 4857–8 (MNHP 4858 from Port Jackson, NSW, regarded as holotype by Guibé, J. 1950. Catalogue des types d'Amphibiens du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Paris : Imprimerie Nationale 71 pp.; MNHP 537 cited as a speciemen of Litoria adelaidensis from Perth, by Roux-Estève, R. 1979. Liste des Amphibiens et Reptiles des collections du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris, récoltés par Lesueur (1778–1846). Bull. Trim. Soc. Géol. Normandie et Amis Muséum du Havre 66: 25–29 [26]), Port Jackson, NSW. - Ranoidea resplendens Girard, C. 1853. Descriptions of new species of reptiles, collected by the U.S. Exploring Expedition, under the command of Capt. Charles Wilkes, U.S.N. Second Part. Including the species of batrachians, exotic to North America. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 6: 420-424 [1854 on title page] [422].
Type data:
Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown (not found), Wollongong, Illawarra, NSW. - H[yla] jacksonii Duméril, A.M.C., Bibron, G. & Duméril, A. 1854. Erpétologie Générale ou Histoire Naturelle Complète des Reptiles. Paris : Roret Vol. 9 xx 440 pp. [407] [unjustified emendation for Hyla jacksoniensis Duméril & Bibron, 1841, itself only a new combination for Ranoidea jacksoniensis Tschudi, 1838].
- Fanchonia elegans Werner, F. 1893. Herpetologische nova. Zoologischer Anzeiger 16: 81-84 [82].
Type data:
Holotype whereabouts unknown (not found), unknown locality (as Tropical Africa). - Hyla blandsuttoni Procter, J.B. 1924. Unrecorded characters seen in living snakes, and description of a new tree-frog. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1924: 1125-1129 [1128, pl. 3].
Type data:
Holotype whereabouts unknown (presumed lost), ?QLD. - Hyla aurea ulongae Loveridge, A. 1950. New frogs of the genera Cyclorana and Hyla from south-eastern Australia. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 63: 131-138 [133].
Type data:
Holotype AM R13817 (ex CAS 83235), Ulong, NSW. - [Hyla] [aurea] ulongensis Loveridge, A. 1950. New frogs of the genera Cyclorana and Hyla from south-eastern Australia. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 63: 131-138 [134] [lapsus for Hyla aurea ulongae Loveridge, 1950].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Werner, F. 1897. Über einige noch unbeschriebene Reptilian und Batrachier. Zoologischer Anzeiger 20: 261-267 (for Fanchonia elegans Werner, 1893)
- 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. [39]
Generic Combinations
- Litoria aurea (Lesson, 1829).
Introduction
The Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales held a 'bell frog symposium' in 2006, to discuss ecology and conservation of Litoria aurea, and published the proceedings from the Symposium in 2008, see Goldingay & Osborne (2008).
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
ACT, NSW, Vic: NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC)
Ecological Descriptors
Amphibious, lentic freshwater, low open woodland, noctidiurnal, open forest, predator, swamp, woodland.
Extra Ecological Information
Seasonal breeder, free-living tadpole, general carnivore.
General References
Copland, S.J. 1957. Presidential address. Australian tree frogs of the genus Hyla. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 82: 9-108 (taxonomy)
Courtice, G.P. & Grigg, G.C. 1975. A taxonomic revision of the Litoria aurea complex (Anura: Hylidae) in south-eastern Australia. The Australian Zoologist 18: 149-163 (taxonomy)
Goldingay, R & Osborne, W. (eds) 2008. Ecology and Conservation of Australian Bell Frogs. The Australian Zoologist 34(3): 235-458
Harrison, L. 1922. On the breeding habits of some Australian frogs. The Australian Zoologist 3: 17-34
Marriner, G.R. 1905. On the anatomy of Hyla aurea. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 38: 257-265
Moore, J.A. 1961. The frogs of eastern New South Wales. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 121: 149-386 (taxonomy, natural history)
Parker, H.W. 1938. The races of the Australian frog Hyla aurea Lesson. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 11 2: 302-305
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2024 | AMPHIBIA | 19-Dec-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 04-Feb-2023 | AMPHIBIA | 08-Dec-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 31-Jan-2017 | ANURA Fischer von Waldheim, 1813 | 08-Mar-2018 | MODIFIED | |
| 31-Jan-2017 | 16-Oct-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 31-Jan-2017 | 16-Jan-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 23-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED |