Species Litoria burrowsae (Scott, 1942)
Tasmanian Tree Frog
- Hyla burrowsi Scott, E.O.G. 1942. A new Hyla from Cradle Valley, Tasmania. Records of the Queen Victoria Museum, Launceston 1: 5-11 [7, pls 1-3].
Type data:
Holotype QVM 1941. 41, Cradle Valley, TAS. - Litoria burrowsae Shea, G.M. 1988. Nomenclatural notes on two frogs from south-eastern Australia. Victorian Naturalist 105(6): 152-153 [justified emendation of Hyla burrowsi Scott, 1942].
Generic Combinations
- Litoria burrowsae (Scott, 1942).
Distribution
States
Tasmania
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Tas: King (KIN), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE)
Ecological Descriptors
Alpine, arboreal, arthropod-feeder, closed forest, nocturnal, predator, tall forest.
Extra Ecological Information
Winter dormant, seasonal breeder, free-living tadpole, breeds in lentic freshwater.
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)
Hewer, A.M. 1965. Distribution of the species Hyla burrowsi in Tasmania. Tasmanian Naturalist Bulletin, Supplement 2: 1-2
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