Species Rheobatrachus silus Liem, 1973 (Extinct)

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• Rheobatrachus silus Liem, D.S. 1973. A new genus of frog of the family Leptodactylidae from SE Queensland, Australia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 16: 459-470 [467].

  Type data:

   Holotype QM J22489, Kondalilla, 3 km SW Montville, QLD.

 

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Blackall and Conondale Ranges, south-eastern QLD, presumed extinct

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

Qld: South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)

Ecological Descriptors

Aquatic, closed forest, gastric brooder, lotic freshwater, nocturnal, predator, tall forest.

Extra Ecological Information

Seasonal breeder, torrent dweller.

 

General References

Cogger, H.G. 2014. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia. Collingwood : CSIRO publishing 7th edition, pp. xxx+1033. [111]

Corben, C.J., Ingram, G.J. & Tyler, M.J. 1974. Gastric brooding: unique form of parental care in an Australian frog. Science (Washington, D.C.) 186: 946-947

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
28-Sep-2022	MYOBATRACHIDAE Schlegel, 1850	24-Nov-2020	MODIFIED
31-Jan-2017		20-Aug-2013	MODIFIED
		23-Jul-2012	MODIFIED