Mole toadlet
Appearance
Mole toadlet | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Myobatrachidae |
Genus: | Uperoleia |
Species: | U. talpa
|
Binomial name | |
Uperoleia talpa Tyler, Davies & Martin, 1981
|
The mole toadlet (Uperoleia talpa) is a species of frog in the family Myobatrachidae. It is endemic to Western Australia. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.
Its closest relative is thought to be the Pilbara toadlet (Uperoleia saxatilis), described in 2011.[1]
Footnotes
References
- Hero, J.-M.; Roberts, D. (2004). "Uperoleia talpa". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. IUCN: e.T41061A10395797. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T41061A10395797.en. Retrieved 21 December 2017.