Species Pseudophryne coriacea Keferstein, 1868
Red-backed Broodfrog, Red-backed Toadlet
- Pseudophryne coriacea Keferstein, W. 1868. Über die Batrachier Australiens. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 34: 253-290 [272, pl. 6 fig. 15] [in part].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ZFMK 28203, Clarence River, NSW; ZFMK 28205–28207, Clarence River, NSW
Comment: syntype ZFMK 28204 is referred to Pseudophryne bibronii Günther, 1858, see Cogger, H., Cameron, E.E. & Cogger, H.M. 1983. Amphibia. pp. 1–56 in Walton, D.W. (ed). Zoological Catalogue of Australia, Vol. 1. Amphibia and Reptilia. Netley, South Australia : Griffin Press Ltd vi 313 pp. [26].
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, Qld: NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)
Ecological Descriptors
Arthropod-feeder, cryptozoic, nocturnal, open forest, oviparous, predator, swamp, terrestrial, woodland.
Extra Ecological Information
Seasonal breeder in swamps and inundated grassland, free-living tadpole.
General References
Frauca, H. 1965. Notes on the breeding behaviour of a frog (Pseudophryne) in central Queensland. Queensland Naturalist 17: 94-98
Moore, J.A. 1961. The frogs of eastern New South Wales. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 121: 149-386 (natural history)
History of changes
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07-Feb-2024 | AMPHIBIA | 19-Dec-2023 | MODIFIED | |
28-Sep-2022 | MYOBATRACHIDAE Schlegel, 1850 | 09-May-2022 | MODIFIED | |
31-Jan-2017 | 14-Aug-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
23-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED |