Species Litoria coplandi (Tyler, 1968)
Common Rock Frog, Copland's Rock Frog, Sandstone Frog
- Hyla coplandi Tyler, M.J. 1968. A taxonomic study of hylid frogs of the Hyla lesueuri complex occurring in north-western Australia. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 15: 711-727 [716].
Type data:
Holotype WAM R13722G, Inverway Station, NT. - Hyla latopalmata watjulumensis 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 [96] [in part].
Type data:
Syntype(s) WAM R11197, Watjulum [sic] Mission, WA; WAM R11638, Watjulum [sic] Mission, WA; WAM R11939, Watjulum [sic] Mission, WA
Comment: Tyler, M.J. 1968. A taxonomic study of hylid frogs of the Hyla lesueuri complex occurring in north-western Australia. Records of the South Australian Museum 15: 711–727 cited 29 syntypes. Of these, he assigned those listed here to Litoria coplandi (Tyler, 1968). For his assignment of the other syntypes see Litoria peronii (Tschudi, 1838) and Litoria watjulumensis (Copland, 1957).
Generic Combinations
- Litoria coplandi (Tyler, 1968).
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NT, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Kimberley (CK), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Northern Kimberley (NK), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)
Ecological Descriptors
Arthropod-feeder, low open woodland, nocturnal, open forest, predator, saxicoline, terrestrial, woodland.
Extra Ecological Information
Free-living tadpole.
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 | |
| 28-Sep-2022 | HYLIDAE Rafinesque, 1815 | 27-May-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 31-Jan-2017 | HYLIDAE | 19-Oct-2016 | MODIFIED | |
| 31-Jan-2017 | 16-Oct-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 31-Jan-2017 | 13-Aug-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 23-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED |