Species Litoria phyllochroa (Günther, 1863)
Leaf Green Tree Frog, Leaf-green Tree Frog
- Hyla phyllochroa Günther, A. 1863. Observations on Australian tree-frogs living in the Society's menagerie. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1863: 249-251 [251, pl. 30 figs C, c].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1947.2.24.3–5, Sydney and Errumanga, NSW; ZMB 4929, Sydney and Errumanga, NSW.
Generic Combinations
- Litoria phyllochroa (Günther, 1863).
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), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)
Ecological Descriptors
Arboreal, arthropod-feeder, closed forest, lotic freshwater, nocturnal, open forest, predator, 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)
Donnellan, S.C., McGuigan, K., Knowles, R., Mahony, M. & Moritz, C. 1999. Genetic evidence for species boundaries in frogs of the Litoria citropa species-group (Anura: Hylidae). Australian Journal of Zoology 47(3): 275-293 (systematics)
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
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