Species Litoria watsoni Mahony, Moses, Mahony, Lemckert & Donnellan, 2020
Southern Heath Frog, Watson's Tree Frog
- Litoria watsoni Mahony, M., Moses, B., Mahony, S.V., Lemckert, F.L. & Donnellan, S. 2020. A new species of frog in the Litoria ewingii species group (Anura: Pelodryadidae) from south-eastern Australia. Zootaxa 4858(2): 201-230 [219].
Type data:
Holotype AMS R186898 ♂ (Stephen Mahony, 6 September 2016.), Parma Creek, New South Wales [-35.02062°S, 150.4962°E].
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Litoria littlejohni White, Whitford & Mahony, 1994 [a misidentification]. —
White, A.M., Whitford, R.W. & Mahony, M.J. 1994. A new species of Litoria (Anura: Hylidae) from eastern Australia. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 114(1): 3-10
Cogger, H.G. 2014. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia. Collingwood : CSIRO publishing 7th edition, pp. xxx+1033. [172]
Introduction
Previously treated as southern population of Litoria littlejohni White, Whitford & Mahony, 1994, but shown to be a separate species based on molecular and morphological evidence (Mahoney et al. 2020).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Eastern VIC and south-eastern NSW, north along the eastern fall of the Great Dividing Range north to the Budderoo Plateau, Illawarra Region, NSW.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, Vic: Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2024 | AMPHIBIA | 19-Dec-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 04-Feb-2023 | AMPHIBIA | 08-Dec-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| HYLIDAE Rafinesque, 1815 | 22-Oct-2020 | ADDED |