Species Litoria booroolongensis (Moore, 1961)
Booroolong Frog
- Hyla booroolongensis Moore, J.A. 1961. The frogs of eastern New South Wales. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 121: 149-386 [292, figs 59-60, pl. 45 fig. 1].
Type data:
Holotype AM R16006, Guy Fawkes Creek, Ebor, NSW.
Generic Combinations
- Litoria booroolongensis (Moore, 1961).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, Qld, Vic: NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South Eastern Highlands (SEH)
Ecological Descriptors
Amphibious, arthropod-feeder, lotic freshwater, nocturnal, open forest, predator, riparian, tall forest, 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, as Hyla X)
Donnellan, S.C. & Mahony, M.J. 2004. Allozyme, chromosomal and morphological variability in the Litoria leseuri species group (Anura: Hylidae), including a description of a new species. Australian Journal of Zoology 52: 1-28 (close relationship with L. leseuri species group)
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)
History of changes
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| 04-Feb-2023 | AMPHIBIA | 08-Dec-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 31-Jan-2017 | 16-Oct-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 31-Jan-2017 | 13-Aug-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 23-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED |