Species Crinia bilingua (Martin, Tyler & Davies, 1980)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Ranidella bilingua Martin, A.A., Tyler, M.J. & Davies, M. 1980. A new, species of Ranidella (Anura: Leptodactylidae) from northwestern Australia. Copeia 1980: 93-99 [94].

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM R59775 ♂, swamp on E side of Spillway Creek at Spillway Bridge, 11.5 km by road N of the Lake Argyle Tourist Village, Kimberley Division, WA [16°01'47˜S 128°47'08˜E].

 

Generic Combinations

• Crinia bilingua (Martin, Tyler & Davies, 1980).

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

NT, WA: Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Pine Creek (PCK), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)

Ecological Descriptors

Arthropod-feeder, low woodland, nocturnal, oviparous, predator, terrestrial, woodland.

Extra Ecological Information

Seasonal breeder, free-living tadpole.

 

Common Name References

Clayton, M., Wombey, J.C., Mason, I.J., Chesser, R.T. & Wells, A. 2006. CSIRO List of Australian Vertebrates: A Reference with Conservation Status. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing iv 162 pp. (Bilingual Froglet)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
11-Oct-2012		16-Oct-2013	MODIFIED
31-Jan-2017		14-Aug-2012	MODIFIED
		23-Jul-2012	MODIFIED