Species Pseudophryne guentheri Boulenger, 1882
Crawling Broodfrog, Crawling Toadlet, Gunther's Toadlet
- Pseudophryne guentheri Boulenger, G.A. 1882. Catalogue of the Batrachia Gradentia s. Caudata in the collection of the British Museum. London : British Museum xvi + 503 pp. [279, pl. 18 fig. 2].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1947.2.20.18, 19, 21, Swan River, WA, NW Australia and Australia. - Pseudophryne brooksi Loveridge, A. 1933. Four new crinine frogs from Australia. Occasional Papers of the Boston Society of Natural History 8: 55-60 [59].
Type data:
Holotype MCZ 13025, Manjimup, near Pemberton, WA. - Pseudophryne bibronii Günther, A. 1858. Catalogue of the Batrachia Salientia in the Collection of the British Museum. London : British Museum xvi 160 pp. [46] [in part].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1947.2.20.20, Australia
Comment: see comments under Pseudophryne bibronii Günther, 1858.
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. [26]
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Esperance Plains (ESP), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)
Ecological Descriptors
Arthropod-feeder, cryptozoic, nocturnal, open forest, oviparous, tall forest, terrestrial.
Extra Ecological Information
Seasonal breeder, free-living tadpole.
General References
Donnellan, S.C., Mahoney, M.J. & Bertozzi, T. 2012. A new species of Pseudophryne (Anura: Myobatrachidae) from the central Australian ranges. Zootaxa 3476: 69-85
Main, A.R. 1965. Frogs of southern Western Australia. Western Australian Naturalist Club Handbook 8: 1-73 (natural history)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2024 | AMPHIBIA | 19-Dec-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 28-Sep-2022 | MYOBATRACHIDAE Schlegel, 1850 | 10-May-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 31-Jan-2017 | 25-Sep-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 23-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED |