.::::: Salientia of the World - Hylidae - Litoria :::::.
Last update: 10 May, 2004

This is the largest genus of Hylid frogs in the Australasian region, numbering approximately 130 species.

Litoria Tschudi, 1838
(Type = Litoria freycineti Tschudi, 1838)
Chirodryas Keferstein, 1867
(Type = Chirodryas raniformis Keferstein, 1867)
Coggerdonia Wells & Wellington, 1985
(Type = Hyla adelaidensis Gray, 1841)
Colleeneremia Wells & Wellington, 1985
(Type = Hyla adelaidensis Gray, 1841)
Dryomantis Peters, 1882
(Type = Hylomantis fallax Peters, 1880)
Dryopsophus Fitzinger, 1843
(Type = Hyla citropa Duméril & Bibron, 1841)
Euscelis Fitzinger, 1843
(Type = Hyla lesueurii Duméril & Bibron, 1841)
Fanchonia Werner, 1893
(Type = Fanchonia elegans Werner, 1893)
Hylomantis Peters, 1880
(Type = Hylomantis fallax Peters, 1880)
Lepthyla Duméril & Bibron, 1841
(Type = Litoria freycineti Tschudi, 1838)
Llewellynura Wells & Wellington, 1985
(Type = Hyla dorsalis microbelos Cogger, 1966)
Mahonabatrachus Wells & Wellington, 1985
(Type = Hyla meirana Tyler, 1969)
Mosleyia Wells & Wellington, 1985
(Type = Hyla nannotis Andersson, 1916)
Pelobius Fitzinger, 1843
(Type = Litoria freycineti Tschudi, 1838)
Pelodryas Günther, 1859
(Type = Rana caerulea White, 1790)
Pengilleyia Wells & Wellington, 1985
(Type = Litoria tyleri Martin, Watson, Gartside, Littlejohn & Loftus-Hills, 1979)
Polyphone Gistel, 1848
(Type = Ranoidea jacksoniensis Tschudi, 1838)
Ranoidea Tschudi, 1838
(Type = Ranoidea jacksoniensis Tschudi, 1838)
Rawlinsonia Wells & Wellington, 1985
(Type = Hyla ewingi Dumeril & Bibron, 1841)
Saganura Wells & Wellington, 1985
(Type = Hyla burrowsae Scott, 1942)
Sandyrana Wells & Wellington, 1985
(Type = Hyla infrafrenata Günther, 1867)
Litoria adelaidensis (Gray, 1841)
Coggerdonia adelaidensis (Gray, 1841)
Hyla adelaidensis Gray, 1841
Hyla bioculata Gray, 1841
Hyla Schuetteii Keferstein, 1868
Distribution: Australia.
Litoria albolabris (Wandolleck, 1911)
Hyla albolabris Wandolleck, 1911
Distribution: Papua New Guinea.
Litoria amboinensis (Horst, 1883)
Hyla amboinensis Horst, 1883
Hyla kampeni Barbour, 1908
Hyla papuensis Werner, 1901
Nyctimystes amboinensis (Horst, 1883)
Distribution: Indonesia.
Litoria andiirrmalin MacDonald, 1997

Distribution: Australia.
Litoria angiana (Boulenger, 1915)
Hyla angiana Boulenger, 1915
Hyla angularis Loveridge, 1945
Hyla mintima Tyler, 1963
Distribution: Indonesia.
Litoria arfakiana (Peters & Doria, 1878)
Hyla arfakiana Peters and Doria, 1878
Distribution: Indonesia.
Litoria aruensis (Horst, 1883)
Hyla aruensis Horst, 1883
Distribution: Indonesia.
Litoria aurea (Lesson, 1829)
Auletris jacksoniensis (Tschudi, 1838)
Fanchonia elegans Werner, 1893
Hyla aurea aurea (Lesson, 1829)
Hyla aurea ulongae Loveridge, 1950
Hyla blandsuttoni Proctor, 1924
Hyla jacksonii Duméril, Bibron, and Duméril, 1854
Hyla jacksoniensis (Tschudi, 1838)
Litoria aurea aurea (Lesson, 1829)
Rana aurea Lesson, 1830
Ranhyla aurea (Lesson, 1829)
Ranoidea aurea (Lesson, 1829)
Ranoidea jacksoniensis Tschudi, 1838
Ranoidea resplendens Girard, 1853
Ranoidea ulongae (Loveridge, 1950)
Distribution: Australia, Loyality Islands, New Caledonia, New Zealand.
Litoria barringtonensis (Copland, 1957)
Dryopsophus barringtonensis (Copland, 1957)
Hyla phyllochroa barringtonensis Copland, 1957
Distribution: Australia.
Litoria becki (Loveridge, 1945)
Hyla becki Loveridge, 1945
Distribution: Papua New Guinea.
Litoria bicolor (Gray, 1842)
Dryomantis bicolor (Gray, 1842)
Eucnemis bicolor Gray, 1842
Hyla bicolor (Gray, 1842)
Hyla bicolor bicolor (Gray, 1842)
Hyperolius bicolor (Gray, 1842)
Rappia bicolor (Gray, 1842)
Distribution: Australia and Indonesia.
Litoria booroolongensis (Moore, 1961)
Hyla booroolongensis Moore, 1961
Rawlinsonia booroolongensis (Moore, 1961)
Distribution: Australia.
Litoria brevipalmata Tyler, Martin & Watson, 1972
Dryopsophus brevipalmatus (Tyler, Martin & Watson, 1972)
Distribution: Australia.
Litoria brongersmai (Loveridge, 1945)
Hyla brongersmai Loveridge, 1945
Distribution: Indonesia.
Litoria bulmeri (Tyler, 1968)
Hyla bulmeri Tyler, 1968
Distribution: Papua New Guinea.
Litoria burrowsi (Scott, 1942)
Hyla burrowsi Scott, 1942
Saganura burrowsi (Scott, 1942)
Distribution: Australia.
Litoria caerulea (White, 1790)
Calamita cyanea (Daudin, 1803)
Calamites coerulea (Daudin, 1802)
Calamites cyaneus (Daudin, 1803)
Hyla caerulea (White, 1790)
Hyla caerulea caerulea (White, 1790)
Hyla coerulea (Daudin, 1802)
Hyla cyanea Daudin, 1803
Hyla irrorata De Vis, 1884
Litoria irrorata (De Vis, 1884)
Pelodryas caeruleus (White, 1790)
Pelodryas coeruleus (Daudin, 1802)
Pelodryas irrorata (De Vis, 1884)
Rana austrasiae Schneider, 1799
Rana Caerulea White, 1790
Rana coerulea Daudin, 1802
Distribution: Australia, Indonesia and New Zealand.
Litoria capitula (Tyler, 1968)
Hyla capitula Tyler, 1968
Distribution: Indonesia.
Litoria castanea (Steindachner, 1867)
Hyla castanea Steindachner, 1867
Litoria flavipunctata Courtice & Grigg, 1975
Ranoidea castanea (Steindachner, 1867)
Distribution: Australia.
Litoria cavernicola Tyler & Davies, 1979
Pelodryas cavernicola (Tyler & Davies, 1979)
Distribution: Australia.
Litoria chloris (Boulenger, 1892)
Dryomantis chloris (Boulenger, 1892)
Hyla chloris Boulenger, 1892
Distribution: Australia.
Litoria chloronota (Boulenger, 1911)
Hyla chloronota (Boulenger, 1911)
Hylella chloronota Boulenger, 1911
Distribution: Indonesia.
Litoria citropa (Duméril & Bibron, 1841)
Dryopsophus citropa (Duméril & Bibron, 1841)
Hyla citropa Duméril & Bibron, 1841
Distribution: Australia.
Litoria congenita (Peters & Doria, 1878)
Hyla congenita Peters & Doria, 1878
Hyla macgregori Ogilby, 1890
Distribution: Indonesia.
Litoria contrastens (Tyler, 1968)
Hyla contrastens Tyler, 1968
Distribution: Papua New Guinea.
Litoria cooloolensis Liem, 1974
Dryomantis cooloolensis (Liem, 1974)
Distribution: Australia.
Litoria coplandi (Tyler, 1968)
Hyla coplandi Tyler, 1968
Pengilleyia coplandi (Tyler, 1968)
Distribution: Australia.
Litoria corbeni (Wells & Wellington, 1985)
Rawlinsonia corbeni Wells & Wellington, 1985
Distribution: Australia.
Litoria cyclorhynchus (Boulenger, 1882)
Hyla aurea var. cyclorhynchus Boulenger, 1882
Hyla cyclorhynchus Boulenger, 1882
Hyla dimolops Cope, 1866 Nomen Nudum
Hyla dimolops Cope, 1870
Hyla hyposticta Cope, 1866 Nomen Nudum
Hyla punctata Daudin, 1803
Hyla thyposticta Cope, 1870
Litoria marmorata Duméril, 1853
Litoria punctata Duméril, 1853
Ranoidea cyclorhynchus (Boulenger, 1882)
Distribution: Australia.
Litoria dahlii (Boulenger, 1896)
Chiroleptes dahlii Boulenger, 1896
Cyclorana dahlii (Boulenger, 1896)
Phractops dahlii (Boulenger, 1896)
Ranoidea dahlii (Boulenger, 1896)
Distribution: Australia.
Litoria darlingtoni (Loveridge, 1945)
Hyla darlingtoni Loveridge, 1945
Nyctimystes flavomaculata Forcart, 1953
Distribution: Papua New Guinea.
Litoria daviesae Mahoney, Knowles, Foster & Donnellan, 2001

Distribution: Australia.
Litoria dentata (Keferstein, 1868)
Hyla dentata Keferstein, 1868
Rawlinsonia dentata (Keferstein, 1868)
Distribution: Australia.
Litoria dorsalis Macleay, 1878
Hyla dorsalis (Macleay, 1868)
Hyla dorsalis dorsalis (Macleay, 1868)
Llewellynura dorsalis (Macleay, 1868)
Distribution: Papua New Guinea.
Litoria dorsivena (Tyler, 1968)
Hyla dorsivena Tyler, 1968
Distribution: Papua New Guinea.
Litoria electrica Ingram & Corben, 1990

Distribution: Australia.
Litoria elkeae Günther & Richards, 2000

Distribution: Indonesia.
Litoria eucnemis (Lönnberg, 1900)
Hyla eucnemis Lönnberg, 1900
Hyla rhacophorus van Kampen, 1909
Hyla serrata Andersson, 1916
Litoria serrata (Andersson, 1916)
Pengilleyia serrata (Andersson, 1916)
Distribution: Australia and Indonesia.
Litoria everetti (Boulenger, 1897)
Hyla Everetti Boulenger, 1897
Distribution: Indonesia.
Litoria ewingii (Duméril & Bibron, 1841)
Hyla calliscelis Peters, 1874
Hyla Ewingii Duméril & Bibron, 1841
Hyla ewingii calliscelis Peters, 1874
Hyla ewingii ewingii Duméril & Bibron, 1841
Hyla ewingii iuxtaewingii Copland, 1957
Hyla ewingii var. calliscelis Peters, 1874
Hyla ewingii var ewingii Duméril & Bibron, 1841
Hyla inguinalis Ahl, 1935
Hyla parvidens Peters, 1874
Rawlinsonia calliscelis (Peters, 1874)
Rawlinsonia ewingii (Duméril & Bibron, 1841)
Rawlinsonia parvidens (Peters, 1874)
Distribution: Australia and New Zealand.
Litoria exophthalmia Tyler, Davies & Apland, 1986

Distribution: Papua New Guinea.
Litoria fallax (Peters, 1880)
Dryomantis fallax (Peters, 1880)
Dryomantis glauerti (Copland, 1957)
Hyla bicolor glauerti Copland, 1957
Hyla glauerti Copland, 1957
Hylomantis fallax Peters, 1880
Litoria glauerti (Copland, 1957)
Distribution: Australia.
Litoria freycineti Tschudi, 1838
Hyla copei (Steindachner, 1867)
Hyla freycineti (Tschudi, 1838)
Hyla freycinetii var. verruculata Keferstein, 1867
Lepthyla freycineti (Tschudi, 1838)
Litoria copei Steindachner, 1867
Pelobius freycineti (Tschudi, 1838)
Distribution: Australia.
Litoria genimaculata (Horst, 1883)
Hyla genimaculata Horst, 1883
Hyla loveridgei (Neill, 1954)
Hyla papua van Kampen, 1909
Nyctimystes loveridgei Neill, 1954
Distribution: Australia, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
Litoria gilleni Spencer, 1896
Hyla caerulea gilleni (Spencer, 1896)
Hyla gilleni (Spencer, 1896)
Pelodryas gilleni (Spencer, 1896)
Distribution: Australia.
Litoria gracilenta (Peters, 1869)
Dryomantis gracilenta (Peters, 1869)
Hyla fordii Günther, 1876
Hyla gracilenta Peters, 1869
Hyla luteiventris Ogilby, 1907
Pelodryas granulata Peters, 1873
Distribution: Australia.
Litoria graminea (Boulenger, 1905)
Hyla graminea Boulenger, 1905
Distribution: Indonesia.
Litoria havina Menzies, 1993

Distribution: Papua New Guinea.
Litoria impura (Peters & Doria, 1878)
Hyla impura Peters & Doria, 1878
Distribution: Papua New Guinea.
Litoria inermis (Peters, 1867)
Chiroleptes inermis Peters, 1867
Cyclorana inermis (Peters, 1867)
Hyla inermis (Peters, 1867)
Distribution: Australia.
Litoria infrafrenata (Günther, 1867)
Calamita dolichopsis Cope, 1867
Hyla dolichopsis (Cope, 1867)
Hyla dolichopsis var. calcarifera Vogt, 1912
Hyla dolichopsis var. pollicaris Werner, 1898
Hyla dolichopsis var. tenuigranulata Boettger, 1895
Hyla infrafrenata Günther, 1867
Hyla infrafrenata militaria (Ramsay, 1878)
Hyla infralineata Rensch, 1936
Hyla infrataeniata Boulenger, 1885
Hyla militaria (Ramsay, 1878)
Hyla spengeli Boulenger, 1912
Hyla trinilensis Ahl, 1929
Litoria guttata Macleay, 1878
Litoria infrafrenata infrafrenata (Günther, 1867)
Litoria infrafrenata militaria (Ramsay, 1878)
Pelodryas dolichopsis (Cope, 1867)
Pelodryas militarius Ramsay, 1878
Sandyrana infrafrenata (Günther, 1867)
Distribution: Australia, Bismarck Archipelago, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
Litoria iris (Tyler, 1962)
Hyla iris Tyler, 1962
Distribution: Papua New Guinea.
Litoria javana (Ahl, 1926)

Distribution: Indonesia.
Litoria jenolanensis (Copland, 1957)
Dryopsophus jenolanensis (Copland, 1957)
Hyla jenolanensis Copland, 1957
Distribution: Australia.
Litoria jervisiensis (Duméril & Bibron, 1841)
Hyla ewingi var. kreffti Günther, 1863
Hyla jervisiensis Duméril & Bibron, 1841
Hyla kreffti Günther, 1863
Hyla oculata Fitzinger, 1860
Rawlinsonia jervisiensis (Duméril & Bibron, 1841)
Rawlinsonia kreffti (Günther, 1863)
Distribution: Australia.
Litoria jeudii (Werner, 1901)
Hyla jeudii Werner, 1901
Distribution: Papua New Guinea.
Litoria kinghorni (Loveridge, 1950)
Hyla kinghorni Loveridge, 1950
Distribution: Australia.
Litoria latopalmata Günther, 1867
Hyla latopalmata (Günther, 1867)
Hyla palmata Lapsus
Distribution: Australia.
Litoria lesueurii (Duméril & Bibron, 1841)
Euscelis lessonii Fitzinger, 1860
Euscelis lesueurii (Duméril & Bibron, 1841)
Hyla freycinetii unicolor Keferstein, 1867
Hyla Lesueurii Duméril & Bibron, 1841
Hyla oculata Duméril & Bibron, 1841
Hyla wilcoxi (Günther, 1864)
Litoria wilcoxii Günther, 1864
Ranoidea flavoviridis Girard, 1853
Distribution: Australia.
Litoria leucova (Tyler, 1968)
Hyla leucova Tyler, 1968
Distribution: Papua New Guinea.
Litoria littlejohni White, Whitford & Mahoney, 1994

Distribution: Australia.
Litoria longicrus (Boulenger, 1911)
Hyla longicrus (Boulenger, 1911)
Hylella longicrus Boulenger, 1911
Distribution: Indonesia.
Litoria longirostris Tyler & Davies, 1977
Llewellynura longirostris (Tyler & Davies, 1977)
Distribution: Australia.
Litoria lorica Davies & McDonald, 1979
Pengilleyia lorica (Davies & McDonald, 1979)
Distribution: Australia.
Litoria louisiadensis (Tyler, 1968)
Hyla louisiadensis Tyler, 1968
Distribution: Papua New Guinea.
Litoria lutea (Boulenger, 1887)
Hyla lutea Boulenger, 1887
Distribution: Solomon Islands.
Litoria macki Richards, 2001

Distribution: Indonesia.
Litoria majikthise Johnston & Richards, 1994

Distribution: Papua New Guinea.
Litoria meiriana (Tyler, 1969)
Hyla meiriana Tyler, 1969
Mahonabatrachus meiriana (Tyler, 1969)
Distribution: Australia.
Litoria microbelos (Cogger, 1966)
Hyla dorsalis microbelos Cogger, 1966
Llewellynura microbelos (Cogger, 1966)
Distribution: Australia.
Litoria micromembrana (Tyler, 1963)
Hyla micromembrana Tyler, 1963
Distribution: Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
Litoria modica (Tyler, 1968)
Hyla modica Tyler, 1968
Distribution: Papua New Guinea.
Litoria moorei (Copland, 1957)