| The
genus Crinia consist of 15 species distributed
in Australia and New Guinea. Some of the species are
from time to time referred to the genus Ranidella,
which is no longer valid or the genus Bryobatrachus,
which is to no longer valid.
Crinia
bilingua (Martin, Tyler & Davies, 1980)
Distribution:
Australia.
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Crinia
deserticola (Liem & Ingram, 1977)
Distribution:
Australia.
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Crinia
georgiana Tschudi, 1838
Distribution:
Australia.
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Crinia
glauerti Loveridge, 1933
Distribution:
Australia.
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Crinia
insignifera Moore, 1954
Distribution:
Australia.
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Crinia
nimbus (Rounsevell, Ziegeler, Brown, Davies
& Littlejohn,1994)
Distribution:
Australia.
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Crinia
parinsignifera
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Crinia
parinsignifera Main, 1957
Distribution:
Australia.
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Crinia
pseudinsignifera Main, 1957
Distribution:
Australia.
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Crinia
remota (Tyler & Parker, 1974)
Distribution:
Australia
and Papua
New Guinea. |
Crinia
riparia Littlejohn & Martin, 1965
Distribution:
Australia.
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Crinia
signifera Girard, 1853
Distribution:
Australia.
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Crinia
sloanei Littlejohn, 1958
Distribution:
Australia.
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Crinia
subinsignifera Littlejohn, 1957
Distribution:
Australia.
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Crinia
tasmaniensis (Günther, 1864)
Distribution:
Australia.
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Crinia
tinnula Straughan & Main, 1966
Distribution:
Australia.
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Crinia
signifera
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| Literature |
| Byrne,
P.G. 2002. Climatic Correlates of Breeding, Simaltaneous
Polyandry and Potential for Sperm Competition in the Frog
Crinia georgiana. J. Herpetol., 36(1): 125-129. |
Byrne, P.G. & J.D. Roberts. 1999. Simultaneous mating
with multiple males reduces fertilization success in the
Myobatrachid Frog Crinia georgiana. Proc. Royal
Soc. London, B. Biol. Sci., 266: 717-721. |
| Cogger,
H.G. 1983. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia. AH &
AW Reed Pty Ltd, 660 pp. |
| Daugherty,
C.H. & L.R. Maxson. 1982. A Biochemical Assessment
of the Evolution of Myobatrachine Frogs. Herpetologica,
38(2): 341-348. |
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Doughty, P. 2002. Coevolution of developmental plasticity
and large egg size in Crinia georgiana tadpoles.
Copeia, 2002(4):928-937 |
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Gerhardt, H.C., J.D. Roberts, M.A. Bee & J.J. Schwartz.
2000. Call matching in the Quacking frog (Crinia georgiana).
Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol., 48: 243-251. |
| Lemckert,
F.L. & R. Shine. 1993. Costs of Reproduction in a
Population of the Frog Crinia signifera (Anura:
Myobatrachidae) from Southeastern Australia. J. Herpetol.,
27(4): 420-425. |
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Littlejohn, M.J. 1957. A new species of frog of the genus
Crinia. West. Aust. Nat., 6: 18-23. |
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MacNally, R.C. 1981. On the reproductive energetics of
chorusing males. Energy depletion, restoration, and growth
for two sympatric species of Ranidella (Anura).
Oecologia, 51: 181-188. |
| MacNally,
R.C. 1983. Trophic Relationships of Two Sympatric Species
of Ranidella (Anura). Herpetologica, 39(2): 130-140. |
| MacNally,
R.C. 1984. On the reproductive energetics of chorusing
males: Costs and patterns of call production in two sympatric
species of Ranidella (Anura). Oikos, 42: 82-91. |
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Mitchell, N.J. 2002. Low tolerance of embryonic desiccation
in the terrestrial nesting frog Bryobatrachus nimbus
(Anura: Myobatrachinae), Copeia. 2002(2):364-373. |
| Odendaal,
F.J. & C.M. Bull. 1986. Evidence for Interactions
Over Calling Sites Between Males of the Frogs Ranidella
signifera and R. riparia. J. Herpetol.,
20(2): 256-259. |
| Odendaal,
F.J., C.M. Bull & S.J. Richards. 1984. Interactions
During Feeding Between Tadpoles of Ranidella signifera
and R. riparia. J. Herpetol., 18(4): 489-492. |
| Peters,
W.C.H. 1863. Eine Übersicht der von Hrn. Richard
Schomburgk an das zoologische Museum eingesandten Amphibien,
aus Buchsfelde bei Adelaide in Südaustralien. Mber.
Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin, 1863: 228-236. |
| Peterson,
A.G., C.M. Bull & L.M. Wheeler. 1992. Habitat Choice
and Predator Avoidance in Tadpoles. J. Herpetol., 26(2):
142-146. |
| Read,
K., J.S. Keogh, I.A.W. Scott, J.D. Roberts & P. Doughty.
2002. Molecular Phylogeny of the Australian Frog Genera
Crinia, Geocrinia, and Allied Taxa (Anura: Myobatrachidae).
Mol. Phyl. Evol., 21(2): 294-308. |
Roberts, J.D., R.J. Standish, P.G. Byrne & P. Doughty.
1999. Synchronous polyandry and multiple paternity in
the frog Crinia georgiana (Anura: Myobatrachidae).
Anim. Behav., 57: 721-726. |
| Smith,
M.J. & J.D. Roberts. 2003. No Sexual Size Dimophism
in the Frog Crinia georgiana (Anura: Myobatrachidae):
An Examiniation of Pre- and Postmaturational Growth. J.
Herpetol., 37(1): 132-137. |
| Tiedemann,
F. & H. Grillitsch. 1999. Ergänzungen zu den
Katalogen der Typusexemplare der Herpetolgischen Sammlung
des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien (Amphibia, Reptilia).
Herpetozoa, 12(3/4): 147-156. |
| Williamson,
I. & C.M. Bull. 1992. Life History Variation in a
Population of the Australian Frog Ranidella signifera:
Time of Egg Laying. J. Herpetol., 26(3): 322-327. |
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Crinia
sloanei
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