Species Litoria ewingii (Duméril & Bibron, 1841)
Brown Tree Frog, Ewing's Tree Frog
- Hyla ewingii Duméril, A.M.C. & Bibron, G. 1841. Erpétologie Générale ou Histoire Naturelle Complète des Reptiles. Paris : Roret Vol. 8 ii 792 pp. [597].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP 4851 (see Guibé, J. 1950. Catalogue des types d'Amphibiens du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Paris : Imprimerie Nationale 71 pp.), Tasmania. - Hyla parvidens Peters, W. 1874. Ueber neue Amphibien. Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1874: 616-624 [1875 on title page] [620].
Type data:
Holotype ZMB 8252, Port Phillip, VIC. - Hyla calliscelis Peters, W. 1874. Ueber neue Amphibien. Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1874: 616-624 [1875 on title page] [620].
Type data:
Holotype ZMB 8251 (not found), Adelaide, SA. - Hyla inguinalis Ahl, E. 1935. Beschreibung eines neuen Laubfrösche aus Südaustralien. Zoologischer Anzeiger 109: 252-253 [252].
Type data:
Holotype ZMB 14080, SA (probably vicinity of Adelaide). - Hyla ewingii iuxtaewingii 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 [60].
Type data:
Holotype AM R85610, 18 mi[les] W of Bairnsdale, VIC.
Generic Combinations
- Litoria ewingii (Duméril & Bibron, 1841).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, SA, Tas, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Ben Lomond (BEL), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders (FLI), Kanmantoo (KAN), King (KIN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)
Ecological Descriptors
Alpine, arboreal, arthropod-feeder, lentic freshwater, nocturnal, open forest, predator, swamp, tall forest, terrestrial, tussock grassland, woodland.
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)
Gartside, D.F. 1982. The Litoria ewingi complex (Anura: Hylidae) in south-eastern Australia. VI. Geographic variation in transferrins of four taxa. Australian Journal of Zoology 30: 103-113
Littlejohn, M.J. 1965. Premating isolation in the Hyla ewingi complex (Anura: Hylidae). Evolution 19: 234-243
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)
Warburg, M.R. 1965. Studies on the water economy of some Australian frogs. Australian Journal of Zoology 13: 317-330
Watson, G.F. & Littlejohn, M.J. 1978. The Litoria ewingi complex (Anura: Hylidae) in south-eastern Australia. V. Interactions between northern L. ewingi and adjacent taxa. Australian Journal of Zoology 26: 175-195
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 | 16-Oct-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 31-Jan-2017 | 13-Aug-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 23-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED |