| This
is the largest genus of Myobatrachid frogs with 24 species
distributed in Australia and New Guinea.
Uperoleia
altissima Davies, Watson, McDonald, Trenerry
& Werren, 1993
Distribution:
Australia.
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Uperoleia
arenicola Tyler, Davies & Martin, 1981
Distribution:
Australia.
|
Uperoleia
aspera Tyler, Davies & Martin, 1981
Distribution:
Australia.
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Uperoleia
borealis Tyler, Davies & Martin, 1981
Distribution:
Australia.
|
Uperoleia
capitulata Davies, McDonald & Corben,
1986
Distribution:
Australia.
|
Uperoleia
crassa Tyler, Davies & Martin, 1981
Distribution:
Australia.
|
Uperoleia
fusca Davies, McDonald & Corben, 1986
Distribution:
Australia.
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Uperoleia
glandulosa Davies, Mahony & Robert,
1985
Distribution:
Australia.
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Uperoleia
inundata Tyler, Davies & Martin, 1981
Distribution:
Australia.
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Uperoleia
laevigata Keferstein, 1867
Distribution:
Australia.
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Uperoleia
lithomoda Tyler, Davies & Martin, 1981
Distribution:
Australia
and New Guinea. |
Uperoleia
littlejohni Davies, McDonald & Corben,
1986
Distribution:
Australia.
|
Uperoleia
marmorata Gray, 1841
Distribution:
Australia.
|
Uperoleia
martini Davies & Littlejohn, 1986
Distribution:
Australia.
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Uperoleia
micromeles Tyler, Davies & Martin, 1981
Distribution:
Australia.
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Uperoleia
mimula Davies, McDonald & Corben, 1986
Distribution:
Australia
and Papua
New Guinea. |
Uperoleia
minima Tyler, Davies & Martin, 1981
Distribution:
Australia.
|
Uperoleia
mjobergi (Andersson, 1913)
Distribution:
Australia.
|
Uperoleia
orientalis (Parker, 1940)
Distribution:
Australia.
|
Uperoleia
rugosa (Andersson, 1916)
Distribution:
Australia.
|
Uperoleia
russelli (Loveridge, 1933)
Distribution:
Australia.
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Uperoleia
talpa Tyler, Davies & Martin, 1981
Distribution:
Australia.
|
Uperoleia
trachyderma Tyler, Davies & Martin,
1981
Distribution:
Australia.
|
Uperoleia
tyleri Davies & Littlejohn, 1986
Distribution:
Australia.
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Uperoleia
laevigata
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| Literature |
| Brodie,
E.D., Jr., C.R. Williams & M.J. Tyler. 1998. Evolution
of Aposematic Behavior and Coloration in the Australian
Frog Genus Uperoleia. J. Herpetol., 32(1): 136-139. |
| Cogger,
H.G. 1983. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia. AH &
AW Reed Pty Ltd, 660 pp. |
| 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. |
| Robertson,
J.G.M. 1980. Sexual Selection and Spacing in Uperoleia
rugosa (Red-groined Toadlet) (Anura: Leptodactylidae).
Pp. 4-5. In: Banks, C.B. & A.A. Martin (eds.). Proceedings
of the Melbourne Herpetological Symposium. Royal Melbourne
Zool. Gard., Victoria, 199 pp. |
Robertson, J.G.M. 1986. Male territoriality, fighting
and assessment of fighting ability in the Australian frog
Uperoleia rugosa. Anim. Behav., 34: 763-772. |
|
Robertson, J.G.M. 1990. Female choice increases fertilization
success in the Australian frog, Uperoleia laevigata.
Anim. Behav., 39: 639-645. |
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