Species Uperoleia mjobergii (Andersson, 1913)
Mjoberg's Toadlet, West Kimberley Toadlet
- Pseudophryne mjobergii Andersson, L.G. 1913. Results of Dr. E. Mjöberg's Swedish Scientific Expeditions to Australia 1910–1913. 4. Batrachians. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Academiens Nya Handlingar, Stockholm ns 52: 1-26 [19].
Type data:
Syntype(s) NHRM 1567 2 specimens, Noonkambah, Kimberly Division, NW Australia, WA.
Generic Combinations
- Uperoleia mjobergii (Andersson, 1913).
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
WA: Dampierland (DL)
Ecological Descriptors
Arthropod-feeder, burrower, cryptozoic, nocturnal, oviparous, swamp, terrestrial.
Extra Ecological Information
Opportunistic breeder in swamps and inundated grassland.
General References
Main, A.R. 1965. Frogs of southern Western Australia. Western Australian Naturalist Club Handbook 8: 1-73 (natural history)
Tyler, M.J., Davies, M. & Martin, A.A. 1981. Australian frogs of the leptodactylid genus Uperoleia Gray. Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 79: 1-64 (taxonomy)
Tyler, M.J., Davies, M. & Martin, A.A. 1981. New and rediscovered species of frogs from the Derby-Broome area of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 9: 147-172
History of changes
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