Subspecies Heleioporus australiacus flavopunctatus Mahony, Penman, Bertozzi, Lemckert, Bilney & Donnellan, 2021
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Subspecies Heleioporus australiacus flavopunctatus Mahony, Penman, Bertozzi, Lemckert, Bilney & Donnellan, 2021
Southern Owl Frog, Southern Giant Burrowing Frog
- Heleioporus australiacus flavopunctatus Mahony, M.J., Penman, T., Bertozzi, T., Lemckert, F., Bilney, R. & Donnellan, S.C. 2021. Taxonomic revision of south-eastern Australian giant burrowing frogs (Anura: Limnodynastidae: Heleioporus Gray). Zootaxa 5016(4): 451-489 [479].Zoobank Registration Number:4EB07508-887E-45BE-BE34-1C3FBEC92437
Type data:
Holotype NMV D56515 Adult ♂, SVL 81.4, Yalmy Road, 1 km ENE of Waratah Road junction, East Gippsland, Victoria [34.65°S, 150.53°E].
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
East of Great Dividing Range from Parma Creek Nature Reserve, south of Nowra, NSW (34°59'S), to near Walhalla (37°56'S), eastern VIC.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, Vic: Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH)
Ecological Descriptors
Arthropod-feeder, burrower, nocturnal, open forest, oviparous, predator, tall forest, terrestrial.
Common Name References
Mahony, M.J., Penman, T., Bertozzi, T., Lemckert, F., Bilney, R. & Donnellan, S.C. 2021. Taxonomic revision of south-eastern Australian giant burrowing frogs (Anura: Limnodynastidae: Heleioporus Gray). Zootaxa 5016(4): 451-489 [479] (Southern Owl Frog, Southern Giant Burrowing Frog)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Feb-2023 | AMPHIBIA | 22-Jun-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| ANURA Fischer von Waldheim, 1813 | 10-Aug-2022 | ADDED |