.::::: Salientia of the World - Myobatrachidae - Pseudophryne :::::.
Last update: 10 May, 2004

This is one of the larger genera of Myobatrachid frogs containing 13 species at the moment, some of which are quite colorfull little frogs.

Pseudophryne australis (Gray, 1835)

Distribution: Australia.

Pseudophryne bibronii Günther, 1858

Distribution: Australia.

Pseudophryne coriacea Keferstein, 1868

Distribution: Australia.

Pseudophryne corroborree Moore, 1953

Distribution: Australia.

Pseudophryne covacevichae Ingram & Corben, 1994

Distribution: Australia.

Pseudophryne dendyi Lucas, 1892

Distribution: Australia.

Pseudophryne douglasi Main, 1964

Distribution: Australia.

Pseudophryne guentheri Boulenger, 1882

Distribution: Australia.

Pseudophryne major Parker, 1940

Distribution: Australia.

Pseudophryne occidentalis Parker, 1940

Distribution: Australia.

Pseudophryne pengilleyi Wells & Wellington, 1985

Distribution: Australia.

Pseudophryne raveni Ingram & Corben, 1994

Distribution: Australia.

Pseudophryne semimarmorata Lucas, 1892

Distribution: Australia.

 
Pseudophryne coriacea
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Literature
Cogger, H.G. 1983. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia. AH & AW Reed Pty Ltd, 660 pp.
Osborne, W.S. 1989. Distribution, conservation status of corroboree frogs, Pseudophryne coroboree Moore (Anura: Myobatrachidae). Aust. Wildl. Res., 16: 537-547.
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.

Thumm, K. & M. Mahony. 2002. Hatching dynamics and bet-hedging in a temperate frog, Pseudophryne australis (Anura: Myobatrachidae). Amphibia- Reptilia, 23(4): 433-444.

Woodruff, D.S. 1976. Courtship, Reproductive Rates, and Mating System in Three Australian Pseudophryne (Amphibia, Anura, Leptodactylidae). J. Herpetol., 10(4): 313-318.
Pseudophryne coriacea - ventral
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