Species Mixophyes balbus Straughan, 1968
Northern Barred Frog, Northern Stuttering Barred Frog
- Mixophyes balbus Straughan, I.R. 1968. A taxonomic review of the genus Mixophyes (Anura: Leptodactylidae). Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 93: 52-59 [55].
Type data:
Holotype AM R25922, Point Lookout, New England National Park, NSW.
Distribution
States
New South Wales
Extra Distribution Information
Easterly flowing drainages of the Great Dividing Range from upper reaches of the Timbarra River catchment NE NSW, south to the northern catchments of the Macleay River, NSW
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW: NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Arthropod-feeder, closed forest, lotic freshwater, nocturnal, open forest, predator, tall forest, terrestrial.
Extra Ecological Information
Saltatorial, seasonal breeder in lotic freshwater, free-living tadpole.
General References
Mahony, M.J., Bertozzi, T., Guzinski, J., Hines, H.B. & Donnellan, S.C. 2023. A new species of barred frog, Mixophyes (Anura: Myobatrachidae) from south-eastern Australia identified by molecular genetic analyses. Zootaxa 5297(3): 301–336
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2024 | AMPHIBIA | 17-Jan-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 31-Jan-2017 | 20-Aug-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 23-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED |