Species Litoria raniformis (Keferstein, 1867)
Southern Bell Frog
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
ACT, NSW, SA, Tas, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Ben Lomond (BEL), Flinders (FLI), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP) ; NSW, SA, Tas, Vic: King (KIN), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), South East Corner (SEC), Tasmanian West (TWE)
Ecological Descriptors
Low open woodland, noctidiurnal, open forest, predator, swamp, tall forest, terrestrial, woodland.
Extra Ecological Information
Seasonal breeder, free-living tadpole, general carnivore.
General References
Copland, S.J. 1957. Presidential address. Australian tree frogs of the genus Hyla. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 82: 9-108 (taxonomy)
Courtice, G.P. & Grigg, G.C. 1975. A taxonomic revision of the Litoria aurea complex (Anura: Hylidae) in south-eastern Australia. The Australian Zoologist 18: 149-163 (taxonomy)
Hobbs, J.N. 1980. Frogs as a deterrent to breeding success in reedwarblers and grassbirds. Australian Birds 15: 27-28 (behaviour)
Moore, J.A. 1961. The frogs of eastern New South Wales. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 121: 149-386 (taxonomy, natural history)
History of changes
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| 07-Feb-2024 | AMPHIBIA | 18-Jan-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 04-Feb-2023 | AMPHIBIA | 08-Dec-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 31-Jan-2017 | 16-Oct-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 31-Jan-2017 | 13-Aug-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 23-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED |