Species Pseudophryne australis (Gray, 1835)
Red-crowned Broodfrog, Red-crowned Toadlet
- Bombinator australis Gray, J.E. 1835. Mr. Gray exhibited a specimen of a toad. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1835: 57 [57].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1947.2.20.17, Swan River, WA (in error, as only known from NSW). - Bufonella crucifera Girard, C. 1853. Descriptions of new species of reptiles, collected by the U.S. Exploring Expedition, under the command of Capt. Charles Wilkes, U.S.N. Second Part. Including the species of batrachians, exotic to North America. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 6: 420-424 [1854 on title page] [424].
Type data:
Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown (not found), Australia. - Phryniscus albifrons Duméril, A.M.C., Bibron, G. & Duméril, A. 1854. Erpétologie Générale ou Histoire Naturelle Complète des Reptiles. Paris : Roret Vol. 9 xx 440 pp. [413].
Type data:
Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown (not found), locality unknown. - Bufonella crucigera Keferstein, W. 1868. Über die Batrachier Australiens. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 34: 253-290 [272] [unjustified emendation, lapsus for Bufonella crucifera Girard, 1853].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Cogger, H.G., in Cogger, H.G., Cameron, E.E. & Cogger, H.M. 1983. Amphibia and Reptilia. 313 pp. in Walton, D.W. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 1 vi + 313 pp. [25]
Generic Combinations
- Pseudophryne australis (Gray, 1835).
Distribution
States
New South Wales
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW: Sydney Basin (SB)
Ecological Descriptors
Arthropod-feeder, cryptozoic, litter, lotic freshwater, noctidiurnal, open forest, oviparous, predator, tall forest, terrestrial.
Extra Ecological Information
Opportunistic breeder in lotic freshwater, free-living tadpole.
General References
Harrison, L. 1922. On the breeding habits of some Australian frogs. The Australian Zoologist 3: 17-34
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)
Woodruff, D.S. 1978. Hybridization between two species of Pseudophryne (Anura: Leptodactylidae) in the Sydney Basin, Australia. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 102(3): 131-147
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 | |
| 31-Jan-2017 | 16-Oct-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 23-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED |