Species Litoria castanea (Steindachner, 1867)
Yellow-spotted Bell Frog, Yellow-spotted Tree Frog
- Hyla castanea Steindachner, F. 1867. Amphibien. pp. 1–70 in, Reise der Österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorff-Urbair. Zoologie 1(4). Vienna : State Printer. [1869 on title page] [62, pl. 3 figs 9-13].
Type data:
Holotype whereabouts unknown (not found), locality unknown. - Litoria flavipunctata 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 [159].
Type data:
Holotype AM R40676, Booralong Creek Road, 12.8 km W of Guyra, NSW [30°16'S 151°33'E].
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. [41]
Generic Combinations
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Northern tablelands of NSW around Armidale (possibly extinct), and separate population in southern tablelands of NSW south to northern central VIC including ACT
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
ACT, NSW, Vic: New England Tablelands (NET), South Eastern Highlands (SEH)
Distribution References
- Cogger, H.G. 2014. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia. Collingwood : CSIRO publishing 7th edition, pp. xxx+1033. [156]
- Vörös, J., Wassens, S., Price, L., Hunter, D., Myers, S., Armstrong, K., Mahony, M.J. & Donnellan, S. 2023. Molecular systematic analysis demonstrates that the threatened southern bell frog, Litoria raniformis (Anura: Pelodryadidae) of eastern Australia, comprises two sub-species. Zootaxa 5228(1): 001–043
Ecological Descriptors
Amphibious, arthropod-feeder, noctidiurnal, open forest, predator, swamp, woodland.
Extra Ecological Information
Winter dormant, seasonal breeder, free-living tadpole.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 07-Feb-2024 | AMPHIBIA | 19-Jan-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 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 |