Species Pseudophryne semimarmorata Lucas, 1892
Southern Broodfrog, Southern Toadlet
- Pseudophryne semimarmorata Lucas, A.H.S. 1892. Notes on the distribution of Victorian batrachians with descriptions of two new species. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria ns 4: 59-64 [63].
Type data:
Lectotype NMV D7196, Grampian Ranges, VIC (as 'South-eastern parts of the colony, south of the Divide').Subsequent designation references:
Coventry, A.J. 1970. Reptile and amphibian type specimens housed in the National Museum of Victoria. Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria, Melbourne 31: 115-124. - Pseudophryne blanchardi Loveridge, A. 1933. A new genus and three new species of crinine frogs from Australia. Occasional Papers of the Boston Society of Natural History 8: 89-94 [91].
Type data:
Holotype MCZ 19259, Millgrove, VIC.
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. [27]
Distribution
States
South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
SA, Tas, Vic: Ben Lomond (BEL), Flinders (FLI), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)
Ecological Descriptors
Arthropod-feeder, cryptozoic, nocturnal, open forest, oviparous, predator, terrestrial, woodland.
Extra Ecological Information
Seasonal breeder, free-living tadpole.
General References
Littlejohn, M.J. & Martin, A.A. 1974. The Amphibia of Tasmania. pp. 251-289 in Williams, W.D. (ed.). Biogeography and Ecology in Tasmania. The Hague : Junk 498 pp. (natural history)
McDonnell, L.J., Gartside, D.F. & Littlejohn, M.J. 1978. Analysis of a narrow hybrid zone between two species of Pseudophryne (Anura: Leptodactylidae) in south-eastern Australia. Evolution 32: 602-612
Tyler, M.J. 1978. Amphibians of South Australia. Adelaide : South Australian Government 84 pp. (natural history)
Wiltshire, D.J. & Bull, C.M. 1977. Potential competitive interactions between larvae of Pseudophryne bibroni and P. semimarmorata (Anura: Leptodactylidae). Australian Journal of Zoology 25: 449-454
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 | 14-Aug-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 23-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED |