Species Litoria peronii (Tschudi, 1838)
Emerald-spotted Tree Frog, Peron's Tree Frog
- Dendrohyas peronii Tschudi, J.J. von 1838. Classification der Batrachier, mit Berücksichtigung der fossilen Tiere dieser Abteilung der Reptilien. Neuchâtel : Erück Petitpierre 102 pp. [34, 75].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP 4809, Australia. - Hyla nebulosa Péron, F. 1807. Voyage de decouvertes aux terres australes executé par ordre de S.M. l'empereur et roi, sur les Corvettes le Geographe, le Naturaliste, et la goulette le Casuarina, pendant les années 1800, 1801, 1802, 1803 et 1804. Tome 1, partie historique. Paris : Arthus Bertrand Vol. 1. [407] [nom. oblit.].
- 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 11195, Wotjulum (as Watjulum) 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 that listed here to Litoria peronii (Tschudi, 1838), a species that does not occur at the type locality; either the locality is incorrect or the specimen is referrable to Litoria rothi. For his assignment of other syntypes see Litoria coplandi (Tyler, 1968) and Litoria watjulumensis (Copland, 1957).
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- 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
- Tyler, M.J. & Morère, J-J. 1988. Section 77 Batrachians. pp. 275-284 in Bonnemains, J., Forsyth, E. & Smith, B. (eds). Baudin in Australian Waters. The artwork of the French voyage of discovery to the Southern Lands 1800–1804. Melbourne : Oxford University Press xi 347 pp.
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
ACT, NSW, Qld, SA, Tas, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)
Ecological Descriptors
Arboreal, arthropod-feeder, lotic freshwater, low open woodland, low woodland, nocturnal, open forest, riparian, swamp, tall forest.
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)
Martin, A.A., Watson, G.F., Gartside, D.F., Littlejohn, M.J. & Loftus-Hills, J.J. 1979. A new species of the Litoria peronii complex (Anura: Hylidae) from eastern Australia. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 103: 23-35 (taxonomy, biology)
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)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 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 | 09-May-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 31-Jan-2017 | 13-Aug-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 23-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED |