Species Litoria citropa (Duméril & Bibron, 1841)
Blue Mountains Tree Frog
- Hyla citropa Duméril, A.M.C. & Bibron, G. 1841. Erpétologie Générale ou Histoire Naturelle Complète des Reptiles. Paris : Roret Vol. 8 ii 792 pp. [600].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP 4854, Port Jackson, NSW. - Dendrohyas citropa Tschudi, J.J. von 1838. Classification der Batrachier, mit Berücksichtigung der fossilen Tiere dieser Abteilung der Reptilien. Neuchâtel : Erück Petitpierre 102 pp. [34, 75] [nom. nud.].
- Hyla jenolanensis 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 [97].
Type data:
Holotype AM R14412, Bottomless Pit, Jenolan Caves, NSW.
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
- Litoria citropa (Duméril & Bibron, 1841).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, Vic: Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC)
Ecological Descriptors
Arboreal, arthropod-feeder, nocturnal, open forest, predator, swamp, tall forest, terrestrial, woodland.
Extra Ecological Information
Winter dormant, seasonal breeder, free-living tadpole, breeds in swamps.
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)
Donnellan, S.C., McGuigan, K., Knowles, R., Mahony, M. & Moritz, C. 1999. Genetic evidence for species boundaries in frogs of the Litoria citropa species-group (Anura: Hylidae). Australian Journal of Zoology 47(3): 275-293
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)
Tyler, M.J. & Anstis, M. 1975. Taxonomy and biology of frogs of the Litoria citropa complex (Anura: Hylidae). Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 17: 41-50
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 |