Species Platyplectrum spenceri (Parker, 1940)
Centralian Burrowing Frog, Desert Burrowing Frog, Spencer's Burrowing Frog, Spencer's Frog
- Limnodynastes spenceri Parker, H.W. 1940. The Australasian frogs of the family Leptodactylidae. Novitates Zoologicae 42: 1-106 [50].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1947.2.18.79, Alice Springs, NT.
Generic Combinations
- Opisthodon spenceri (Parker, 1940). —
Wells, R.W. & Wellington, C.R. 1985. A classification of the Amphibia and Reptilia of Australia. Australian Journal of Herpetology Supplementary Series 1: 1-61 [Date published September, 1985] - Platyplectrum spenceri (Parker, 1940).
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NT, Qld, SA, WA: Burt Plain (BRT), Carnarvon (CAR), Channel Country (CHC), Central Ranges (CR), Finke (FIN), Gascoyne (GAS), Gibson Desert (GD), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Pilbara (PIL), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP)
Ecological Descriptors
Arthropod-feeder, burrower, desert, nocturnal, oviparous, predator, tall shrubland, terrestrial.
Extra Ecological Information
Opportunistic breeder, free-living tadpole.
General References
Main, A.R. 1965. Frogs of southern Western Australia. Western Australian Naturalist Club Handbook 8: 1-73 (natural history)
Main, A.R. & Storr, G.M. 1966. Range extensions and notes on the biology of frogs from the Pilbara Region, Western Australia. Western Australian Naturalist 10: 53-61 (distribution)
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)
Tyler, M.J. 1978. Amphibians of South Australia. Adelaide : South Australian Government 84 pp.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2024 | AMPHIBIA | 19-Dec-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 31-Jan-2017 | ANURA Fischer von Waldheim, 1813 | 03-Feb-2017 | MODIFIED | |
| 26-Jun-2012 | 26-Jun-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 23-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED |