Species Litoria jervisiensis (Duméril & Bibron, 1841)
Jervis Bay Tree Frog
- Hyla jervisiensis Duméril, A.M.C. & Bibron, G. 1841. Erpétologie Générale ou Histoire Naturelle Complète des Reptiles. Paris : Roret Vol. 8 ii 792 pp. [580].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP 4826, Jervis Bay, NSW. - Hyla oculata Fitzinger, L. 1860. Ausbeute der Österreichischen Naturforscher an Säugethiere und Reptilien während der Weltumsegelung Sr. Majestat Fregatte Novara. Sitzungsberichte der kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien 42: 384-416 [413] [nom. nud., manuscript name of Péron, introduced in synonymy].
- Hyla krefftii Günther, A. 1863. On new species of batrachians from Australia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 3 11: 26-28 [28, pl. 4 fig. C].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1947.2.22.78, Sydney, 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. [45]
Generic Combinations
- Litoria jervisiensis (Duméril & Bibron, 1841).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, Qld, Vic: NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC)
Ecological Descriptors
Arboreal, arthropod-feeder, lentic freshwater, open forest, predator, tall forest, terrestrial.
Extra Ecological Information
Seasonal breeder, free-living tadpole, breeds in lentic freshwater.
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)
Martin, A.A. & Littlejohn, M.J. 1966. The breeding biology and larval development of Hyla jervisiensis (Anura: Hylidae). Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 91: 47-57
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)
White, A.W., Whitford, D. & Watson, G.F. 1980. Re-description of the Jervis Bay tree frog Litoria jervisiensis (Anura: Hylidae), with notes on the identity of Krefft's frog (Litoria krefftii). The Australian Zoologist 20: 375-390
History of changes
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| 04-Feb-2023 | AMPHIBIA | 08-Dec-2022 | MODIFIED | |
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| 31-Jan-2017 | 13-Aug-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 23-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED |