Uperoleia
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| Tyler's Toadlet, (Uperoleia tyleri) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Myobatrachidae |
| Genus: | Uperoleia Gray, 1841 |
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Uperoleia is a genus of frogs, native to Australia in the family Myobatrachidae. These are small squat frogs, more commonly known as "toadlets". They have glandular skin, often with a pair of raised glands behind each eye, or on the flanks.
They have bumpy, rough skin giving them the appearance of a small toad, hence the name "toadlet". There are two distinct types of calls Uperoleia species make either a "click" or a "squelch". It is rare that more than one species of this genus is found together at the one locality. The species in this genus show great similarities in body shape and colouration making them difficult to tell apart. Call analysis and skull anatomy is often required to confirm identification. This genus is the largest of any in the Myobatrachidae family.
[edit] Species
| Common name | Binomal name |
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| Montane Toadlet | Uperoleia altissima (Davies, Watson, McDonald, Trenerry & Werren, 1993) |
| Jabiru Toadlet | Uperoleia arenicola (Tyler, Davies & Martin, 1981) |
| Derby Toadlet | Uperoleia aspera (Tyler, Davies & Martin, 1981) |
| Northern Toadlet | Uperoleia borealis (Tyler, Davies & Martin, 1981) |
| Small-headed Toadlet | Uperoleia capitulata (Davies, McDonald & Corben, 1986) |
| Fat Toadlet | Uperoleia crassa (Tyler, Davies & Martin, 1981) |
| Dusky Toadlet | Uperoleia fusca (Davies, McDonald & Corben, 1986) |
| Glandular Toadlet | Uperoleia glandulosa (Davies, Mahony & Roberts, 1985) |
| Flood Plain Toadlet | Uperoleia inundata (Tyler, Davies & Martin, 1981) |
| Smooth Toadlet | Uperoleia laevigata (Keferstein, 1867) |
| Stonemason's Toadlet | Uperoleia lithomoda (Tyler, Davies & Martin, 1981) |
| Littlejohn's Toadlet | Uperoleia littlejohni (Davies, McDonald & Corben, 1986) |
| Marbled Toadlet or Yellow-spotted Toadlet |
Uperoleia marmorata (Gray, 1841) |
| Martin's Toadlet | Uperoleia martini (Davies & Littlejohn, 1986) |
| Tanami Toadlet | Uperoleia micromeles (Tyler, Davies & Martin, 1981) |
| Mimic Toadlet | Uperoleia mimula (Davies, McDonald & Corben, 1986) |
| Mitchell Plateau Toadlet | Uperoleia minima (Tyler, Davies & Martin, 1981) |
| Mjoberg's Toadlet | Uperoleia mjobergi (Andersson, 1913) |
| Alexandria Toadlet | Uperoleia orientalis (Parker, 1940) |
| Red-groined Toadlet or Wrinkled Toadlet |
Uperoleia rugosa (Andersson, 1916) |
| Russell's Toadlet | Uperoleia russelli (Loveridge, 1933) |
| Pilbara Toadlet | Uperoleia saxatilis Catullo et al., 2011[1] |
| Mole Toadlet | Uperoleia talpa (Tyler, Davies & Martin, 1981) |
| Blacksoil Toadlet | Uperoleia trachyderma (Tyler, Davies & Martin, 1981) |
| Tyler’s Toadlet | Uperoleia tyleri (Davies & Littlejohn, 1986) |
| Pilbara Toadlet | Uperoleia saxatilis 2011 |
[edit] References
- ^ Catullo, R.A., Doughty, P., Roberts, J.D., & Keogh, J.S. (2011). "Multi-locus phylogeny and taxonomic revision of Uperoleia toadlets (Anura: Myobatrachidae) from the western arid zone of Australia, with a description of a new species." Zootaxa 2902: 1-43.
