Species Litoria spaldingi Hosmer, 1964
Northern Creek Frog
- Hyla spaldingi Hosmer, W. 1964. A new frog of the genus Hyla from Northern Territory, Australia. American Museum Novitates 2182: 1-7 [2, figs 3-5].
Type data:
Holotype WAM R23886 ♀ adult (ex AMNH No. 67835), Elizabeth River, 50 mi[les] S Darwin, NT.
Generic Combinations
- Litoria spaldingi (Hosmer, 1964). —
Donnellan, S.C., Catalano, S.R., Pederson, S., Mitchell, K.J., Suhendran, A., Price, L.C., Doughty, P. & Richards, S.J. 2021. Revision of the Litoria watjulumensis (Anura: Pelodryadidae) group from the Australian monsoonal tropics, including the resurrection of L. spaldingi. Zootaxa 4933(2): 211-240 [225]
Introduction
Removed from synonymy with Litoria watjulumensis (Copland, 1957) following revision by Donnellan et al. (2021).
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
From Litchfield National Park, NT, east to the East Leichhardt River, QLD
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NT, Qld: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Central Arnhem (CA), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Pine Creek (PCK)
Distribution References
- Donnellan, S.C., Catalano, S.R., Pederson, S., Mitchell, K.J., Suhendran, A., Price, L.C., Doughty, P. & Richards, S.J. 2021. Revision of the Litoria watjulumensis (Anura: Pelodryadidae) group from the Australian monsoonal tropics, including the resurrection of L. spaldingi. Zootaxa 4933(2): 211-240 [226]
General References
Donnellan, S.C., Catalano, S.R., Pederson, S., Mitchell, K.J., Suhendran, A., Price, L.C., Doughty, P. & Richards, S.J. 2021. Revision of the Litoria watjulumensis (Anura: Pelodryadidae) group from the Australian monsoonal tropics, including the resurrection of L. spaldingi. Zootaxa 4933(2): 211-240
Common Name References
Donnellan, S.C., Catalano, S.R., Pederson, S., Mitchell, K.J., Suhendran, A., Price, L.C., Doughty, P. & Richards, S.J. 2021. Revision of the Litoria watjulumensis (Anura: Pelodryadidae) group from the Australian monsoonal tropics, including the resurrection of L. spaldingi. Zootaxa 4933(2): 211-240 [225] (Northern Creek Frog)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMPHIBIA | 09-Nov-2022 | ADDED |