Species Litoria cyclorhyncha (Boulenger, 1882)
Spotted-thighed Frog
- Litoria punctata Duméril, A.M.C. 1853. Mémoire sur les batraciens anoures, de la famille des hylaeformes ou rainettes. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Paris 3 19(Zool.): 135-179 [149] [junior homonym of Hyla punctata Daudin, 1802].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP 758, unknown (as 'environs of Sydney'). - Litoria marmorata Duméril, A.M.C. 1853. Mémoire sur les batraciens anoures, de la famille des hylaeformes ou rainettes. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Paris 3 19(Zool.): 135-179 [150] [junior homonym of Hyla marmorata Sonnini & Latreille].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MNHP 757 (2 specimens), Australia. - Hyla hyposticta Cope, E.D. 1866. On the structure and distribution of the genera of arciferous Anura. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 2 6: 67-112 [85] [nom. nud.].
- Hyla dimolops Cope, E.D. 1866. On the structure and distribution of the genera of arciferous Anura. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 2 6: 67-112 [85] [nom. nud.].
- Hyla dimolops Cope, E.D. 1869. Seventh contribution to the herpetology of tropical America. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 11: 147-169 [163] [nom. nov. for Litoria punctata Duméril, 1853, at that time a junior secondary homonym of Hyla punctata Daudin, 1802; nom. oblit.].
- Hyla thyposticta Cope, E.D. 1869. Seventh contribution to the herpetology of tropical America. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 11: 147-169 [163] [nom. nov. for Litoria marmorata Duméril, 1853, at that time a junior secondary homonym of Hyla marmorata Sonnini & Latreille, 180; nom. oblit.].
- Hyla aurea cyclorhynchus Boulenger, G.A. 1882. Catalogue of the Batrachia Gradentia s. Caudata in the collection of the British Museum. London : British Museum xvi + 503 pp. [411].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 69.7.22.3–7, WA; AMNH 62493, WA.
Generic Combinations
- Litoria cyclorhyncha (Boulenger, 1882).
Distribution
States
South Australia, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Introduced and established populations near Eucla (WA) and Streaky Bay, SA (Taylor et al. 2018)
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
SA, WA: Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Hampton (HAM), Mallee (MAL)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Amphibious, noctidiurnal, open heath, predator, swamp.
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)
Main, A.R. 1965. Frogs of southern Western Australia. Western Australian Naturalist Club Handbook 8: 1-73 (natural history)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Feb-2023 | AMPHIBIA | 08-Dec-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 31-Jan-2017 | ANURA Fischer von Waldheim, 1813 | 21-Feb-2019 | MODIFIED | |
| 31-Jan-2017 | 16-Oct-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 31-Jan-2017 | 13-Aug-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 23-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED |