Species Uperoleia russelli (Loveridge, 1933)
Northwest Toadlet, Western Toadlet
- Glauertia russelli Loveridge, A. 1933. A new genus and three new species of crinine frogs from Australia. Occasional Papers of the Boston Society of Natural History 8: 89-94 [89].
Type data:
Holotype WAM R2608, Gascoyne River near Landor Station, WA.
Generic Combinations
- Uperoleia russelli (Loveridge, 1933).
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
WA: Carnarvon (CAR), Gascoyne (GAS), Pilbara (PIL)
Ecological Descriptors
Arthropod-feeder, burrower, cryptozoic, low shrubland, nocturnal, oviparous, tall shrubland, terrestrial.
Extra Ecological Information
Opportunistic breeder in swamps and inundated grassland, free-living tadpole.
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)
History of changes
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| 07-Feb-2024 | AMPHIBIA | 20-Dec-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 31-Jan-2017 | 16-Oct-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 23-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED |