Species Litoria bicolor (Gray, 1842)
Northern Dwarf Tree Frog, Northern Sedge Frog
- Eucnemis bicolor Gray, J.E. 1842. Description of some hitherto unrecorded species of Australian reptiles and batrachians. pp. 51-57 in Gray, J.E. (ed.). The Zoological Miscellany. London : Treuttel, Würz & Co. [57].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1947.2.22.59, Port Essington, NT.
Generic Combinations
- Litoria bicolor (Gray, 1842).
- Hyla bicolor (Gray, 1842).
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Also southern coastal areas of New Guinea
IBRA
NT, Qld, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Kimberley (CK), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Northern Kimberley (NK), Pine Creek (PCK), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Arboreal, arthropod-feeder, closed forest, low open woodland, low woodland, noctidiurnal, open forest, open scrub, predator, riparian, supralittoral, swamp, tall forest, terrestrial, woodland.
Extra Ecological Information
Seasonal breeder, free-living tadpole.
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)
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)
Straughan, I.R. 1968. The Hyla bicolor complex (Anura: Hylidae) in north Queensland. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 80: 43-54 (taxonomy)
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 | 03-Feb-2017 | MODIFIED | |
| 31-Jan-2017 | 16-Oct-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 31-Jan-2017 | 13-Aug-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 23-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED |