Amphibians of Western Australia
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The Amphibians of Western Australia are represented by two families of frogs. Of the 78 species found, most within the southwest
, 38 are unique to the state. 15 of the 30 genera of Australian frogs occur; from arid regions and coastlines to permanent wetlands.
Frog species in Western Australia
have not suffered the major declines of populations
and diversity of many parts of the world. No species is recorded as having become extinct, despite over 50% of recent worldwide extinction
s being Australia
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Three species are listed as Threatened, two as Vulnerable
and Geocrinia alba as Critically Endangered
. Threats to the species include the fungal disease Chytridiomycosis
, though no infection has yet been recorded, and damage to habitat from altered land use and fire regimes. These processes have caused decline in many populations, however, some have successfully colonized newly created habitats such as dams or suburban gardens. Species such as Litoria moorei (Motorbike frog) and Limnodynastes dorsalis
(Pobblebonk) are very common and well known, while others are restricted to particular habitats in their distribution range.
The frogs inhabit a wide range of habitat and many in the Southwest
, such as Myobatrachidae sp.
, occur only in that region. The Cyclorana
(Family: Hylidae) are ground dwelling and burrowing species occurring in the North of the state. These are tree frogs closely related in structure and reproductive biology to the other Hylidae genus - Litoria
.
Fossil records of Amphibia have been identified in the north west of the state.
in the 1970s, apparently during the relocation of several hundred transportable homes from Adelaide. However, Bufo marinus (Cane Toad) occurs in the Northern Territory
close to Western Australia's border, and is expected to spread into Western Australia within the next five years.
contains three sub-families (some taxonomists them as individual families), two of which occur in Western Australia. Two members of Opisthodon are included here under their synonyms in Limnodynastes.
The tree frog family, Hylidae, contains a subfamily, Pelodryadinae (Austro-Papuan tree frogs), and two genera occur.
This table is a summary of the species occurring in Western Australia, giving their common name, distribution and conservation status on the IUCN Red List
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Southwest Australia
Southwest Australia is a biodiversity hotspot that includes the Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub ecoregions of Western Australia. The region has a wet-winter, dry-summer Mediterranean climate, one of five such regions in the world...
, 38 are unique to the state. 15 of the 30 genera of Australian frogs occur; from arid regions and coastlines to permanent wetlands.
Frog species in Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
have not suffered the major declines of populations
Decline in amphibian populations
Dramatic declines in amphibian populations, including population crashes and mass localized extinctions, have been noted since the 1980s from locations all over the world...
and diversity of many parts of the world. No species is recorded as having become extinct, despite over 50% of recent worldwide extinction
Extinction
In biology and ecology, extinction is the end of an organism or of a group of organisms , normally a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and recover may have been lost before this point...
s being Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
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Three species are listed as Threatened, two as Vulnerable
Vulnerable species
On 30 January 2010, the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species identified 9694 Vulnerable species, subspecies and varieties, stocks and sub-populations.-References:...
and Geocrinia alba as Critically Endangered
Critically Endangered
Critically Endangered is the highest risk category assigned by the IUCN Red List for wild species. Critically Endangered means that a species' numbers have decreased, or will decrease, by 80% within three generations....
. Threats to the species include the fungal disease Chytridiomycosis
Chytridiomycosis
Chytridiomycosis is an infectious disease of amphibians, caused by the chytrid Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, a non-hyphal zoosporic fungus. Chytridiomycosis has been linked to dramatic population declines or even extinctions of amphibian species in western North America, Central America, South...
, though no infection has yet been recorded, and damage to habitat from altered land use and fire regimes. These processes have caused decline in many populations, however, some have successfully colonized newly created habitats such as dams or suburban gardens. Species such as Litoria moorei (Motorbike frog) and Limnodynastes dorsalis
Limnodynastes dorsalis
Limnodynastes dorsalis is a frog species from the family Myobatrachidae. The informal names for this species are Western Banjo Frog, Pobblebonk, Sand frog and Bullfrog. It is one of the endemic amphibians of Western Australia....
(Pobblebonk) are very common and well known, while others are restricted to particular habitats in their distribution range.
The frogs inhabit a wide range of habitat and many in the Southwest
Southwest Australia
Southwest Australia is a biodiversity hotspot that includes the Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub ecoregions of Western Australia. The region has a wet-winter, dry-summer Mediterranean climate, one of five such regions in the world...
, such as Myobatrachidae sp.
Myobatrachidae
Myobatrachidae is a family of frogs found in Australia and New Guinea. Members of this family vary greatly in size, from species less than long, to the second largest frog in Australia, the Giant Barred Frog , at in length...
, occur only in that region. The Cyclorana
Cyclorana
Cyclorana is a subgenus of the frog genus Litoria in the family Hylidae , whose members are found in most of Australia. It was formerly considered a separate genus, but reclassified following a major revision by Frost et al. in 2006...
(Family: Hylidae) are ground dwelling and burrowing species occurring in the North of the state. These are tree frogs closely related in structure and reproductive biology to the other Hylidae genus - Litoria
Litoria
Litoria is a genus of Hylidae tree frogs native to Australia, the Bismarck Archipelago, the Solomon Islands, New Guinea, the Lesser Sunda Islands, the Moluccan Islands, and Timor. They are sometimes collectively referred to as Australasian treefrogs...
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Fossil records of Amphibia have been identified in the north west of the state.
Naturalised species
Currently, the only non-native amphibian naturalised in Western Australia (WA) is Limnodynastes tasmaniensis (Spotted Grass Frog), which was introduced to KununurraKununurra, Western Australia
Kununurra is a town in far northern Western Australia located at the eastern extremity of the Kimberley Region approximately from the border with the Northern Territory. Kununurra was initiated to service the Ord River Irrigation scheme....
in the 1970s, apparently during the relocation of several hundred transportable homes from Adelaide. However, Bufo marinus (Cane Toad) occurs in the Northern Territory
Northern Territory
The Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions...
close to Western Australia's border, and is expected to spread into Western Australia within the next five years.
Diversity
MyobatrachidaeMyobatrachidae
Myobatrachidae is a family of frogs found in Australia and New Guinea. Members of this family vary greatly in size, from species less than long, to the second largest frog in Australia, the Giant Barred Frog , at in length...
contains three sub-families (some taxonomists them as individual families), two of which occur in Western Australia. Two members of Opisthodon are included here under their synonyms in Limnodynastes.
The tree frog family, Hylidae, contains a subfamily, Pelodryadinae (Austro-Papuan tree frogs), and two genera occur.
Limnodynastinae:Heleioporus Heleioporus Heleioporus is a genus of frogs native to Australia. Of the six species in this genus, five live in south-west Western Australia, while the other one species only occurs in south-eastern Australia. All members of this genus are medium to large sized burrowing frogs with rounded heads, short bodies,... (Gray, 1841)
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Myobatrachinae:Arenophryne
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Pelodryadinae:Cyclorana Cyclorana Cyclorana is a subgenus of the frog genus Litoria in the family Hylidae , whose members are found in most of Australia. It was formerly considered a separate genus, but reclassified following a major revision by Frost et al. in 2006...
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This table is a summary of the species occurring in Western Australia, giving their common name, distribution and conservation status on the IUCN Red List
IUCN Red List
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species , founded in 1963, is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of biological species. The International Union for Conservation of Nature is the world's main authority on the conservation status of species...
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| Taxa | Description | Distribution | Red List IUCN Red List The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species , founded in 1963, is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of biological species. The International Union for Conservation of Nature is the world's main authority on the conservation status of species... |
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| Genus: Arenophryne | One species | ||
| Arenophryne rotunda | Fossorial Fossorial A fossorial organism is one that is adapted to digging and life underground such as the badger, the naked mole rat, and the mole salamanders Ambystomatidae... frog that uses strong arms to (unusually) burrow forward. |
Coastal, Kalbarri to Shark Bay Shark Bay Shark Bay is a World Heritage listed bay in Western Australia. The term may also refer to:* the locality of Shark Bay, now known as Denham* Shark Bay Marine Park* Shark Bay , a shark exhibit at Sea World, Gold Coast, Australia* Shire of Shark Bay... |
LC Least Concern Least Concern is an IUCN category assigned to extant taxon or lower taxa which have been evaluated but do not qualify for any other category. As such they do not qualify as threatened, Near Threatened, or Conservation Dependent... |
| Genus: Bufo Bufo Bufo is a large genus of about 150 species of true toads in the amphibian family Bufonidae. Bufo is a Latin word for toad.- Description :... |
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| Bufo marinus | Cane toad | Entering WA Western Australia Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east... at 30 km per year |
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| Genus: Crinia Crinia Crinia is a genus of frog, native to Australia, and part of the family Myobatrachidae. It consists of small frogs, which are distributed throughout most of Australia, excluding the central arid regions... |
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| Crinia bilingua | Bilingual Froglet | ||
| Crinia georgiana | Quacking Froglet | ||
| Crinia glauerti | Glauert's Froglet | ||
| Crinia insignifera | Western Sign-bearing Froglet | ||
| Crinia pseudinsignifera | False Western Froglet | ||
| Crinia subinsignifera | Small Western Froglet | ||
| Genus:Cyclorana Cyclorana Cyclorana is a subgenus of the frog genus Litoria in the family Hylidae , whose members are found in most of Australia. It was formerly considered a separate genus, but reclassified following a major revision by Frost et al. in 2006... (Family: Hylidae) |
Water-holding frogs. Ground dwelling and hibernating tree frog Tree frog Hylidae is a wide-ranging family of frogs commonly referred to as "tree frogs and their allies". However, the hylids include a diversity of frog species, many of which do not live in trees, but are terrestrial or semi-aquatic.-Characteristics:... s. |
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| Cyclorana australis | Giant Frog (Gray John Edward Gray John Edward Gray, FRS was a British zoologist. He was the elder brother of George Robert Gray and son of the pharmacologist and botanist Samuel Frederick Gray .... , 1842) |
Kimberley | |
| Cyclorana cryptotis | Hidden-eared Frog (Parker, 1940) | Kimberley region | |
| Cyclorana cultripes | Knife-footed Frog (Parker, 1940) | Kimberley region | |
| Cyclorana longipes | Long-footed Frog (Tyler & Martin, 1977) | Kimberley region | |
| Cyclorana maini | Main's frog (Tyler & Martin, 1977) | Central west Australia. Range: Winning Pool, Lake Disappointment Lake Disappointment Lake Disappointment is an ephemeral salt lake in Western Australia, which typically is dry except during very wet periods such as the 1900 floods and in many recent troipcal wet seasons due to climate change since 1967. It lies on the Tropic of Capricorn due east of the mining town of Newman,... to Morawa Morawa, Western Australia Morawa is a town in the Mid West region of Western Australia. It is located within the Shire of Morawa, approximately 370 kilometres north of the state capital Perth, on the railway line between Wongan Hills and Mullewa.- History :... and Laverton Laverton There is more than one place named Laverton:In Australia:*Laverton, Victoria is a suburb of Melbourne*Laverton, Western Australia is a shire and townIn the United Kingdom*Laverton, Gloucestershire*Laverton, North Yorkshire*Laverton, Somerset... |
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| Cyclorana platycephala Cyclorana platycephala Litoria platycephala , the Water-holding Frog, is a frog common to most Australian states. It differs from most other members of the Hylidae family as a ground dweller and the ability to estivate.- Description :... |
Water-holding frog (Günther, 1873) | Wide distribution in the central west. | |
| Cyclorana vagitus Cyclorana vagitus Cyclorana vagitus, the Wailing Frog, is a tree frog occupying the arid and monsoonal Kimberley region. A member of the predominantly Australian Cyclorana genus, it is a ground dweller, which evades dry periods by burrowing and hibernating - emerging to breed during floods.- Description :The back... |
Wailing Frog (Tyler, Davies & Martin, 1981) | Kimberley | |
| Genus: Geocrinia Geocrinia Geocrinia is a genus of frogs in the family Myobatrachidae. These frogs are endemic to Australia. All the species in this genus were originally referred to as Crinia. Further studies showed there was some considerable differences between this group of frogs and Crinia... |
formerly Crinia Crinia Crinia is a genus of frog, native to Australia, and part of the family Myobatrachidae. It consists of small frogs, which are distributed throughout most of Australia, excluding the central arid regions... |
Southwest Australia Southwest Australia Southwest Australia is a biodiversity hotspot that includes the Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub ecoregions of Western Australia. The region has a wet-winter, dry-summer Mediterranean climate, one of five such regions in the world... |
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| Geocrinia alba Geocrinia alba The White-bellied frog is a small frog in the family Myobatrachidae. It occupies an area near Margaret River in swampy depressions adjoining creeks. Threats from altered ecology have made this a critically endangered species of Southwest Australia.- Description :G... |
White-bellied Frog | CR Critically Endangered Critically Endangered is the highest risk category assigned by the IUCN Red List for wild species. Critically Endangered means that a species' numbers have decreased, or will decrease, by 80% within three generations.... |
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| Geocrinia leai Geocrinia leai Geocrinia leai, is a frog which is sometimes given the euphemism, Lea's Frog; which is of course derived from its name. It is a species in the taxonomic family, Myobatrachidae and is endemic to southwest Australia.... |
Lea's frog | ||
| Geocrinia lutea Geocrinia lutea Geocrinia lutea is a species of frog in the Myobatrachidae family. It is sometimes named for the nearby towns, thus the Nornalup or Walpole frog.It is endemic to Southwest Australia, home to five of the seven cogenors in the Geocrinia family.... |
Walpole’s frog, Nornalup Frog (Main, 1963) | NT Near Threatened Near Threatened is a conservation status assigned to species or lower taxa that may be considered threatened with extinction in the near future, although it does not currently qualify for the threatened status... |
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| Geocrinia rosea Geocrinia rosea Geocrinia rosea, the Karri or Roseate Frog is a species in the family, Myobatrachidae. It is endemic to Southwest Australia.... , (Harrison, 1927) |
Karri frog, Roseate frog | ||
| Geocrinia vitellina Geocrinia vitellina The Orange-bellied Frog a species of frog in the family Myobatrachidae. It is endemic to a 20 ha area near Margaret River in Southwest Australia. It is vulnerable to extinction by fire and pigs.- Description :G... |
Orange-bellied frog, Yellow-bellied frog | VU Vulnerable species On 30 January 2010, the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species identified 9694 Vulnerable species, subspecies and varieties, stocks and sub-populations.-References:... |
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| Genus: Heleioporus Heleioporus Heleioporus is a genus of frogs native to Australia. Of the six species in this genus, five live in south-west Western Australia, while the other one species only occurs in south-eastern Australia. All members of this genus are medium to large sized burrowing frogs with rounded heads, short bodies,... |
Burrowing frogs. All except H. australiacus are WA endemic. | LC | |
| Heleioporus albopunctatus (Gray, 1841) | Western Spotted Frog | Southwest Australia Southwest Australia Southwest Australia is a biodiversity hotspot that includes the Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub ecoregions of Western Australia. The region has a wet-winter, dry-summer Mediterranean climate, one of five such regions in the world... |
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| Heleioporus barycragus (Lee, 1967) | Western Marsh Frog. | Southwest Australia | |
| Heleioporus eyrei (Gray, 1845) | Moaning Frog (eyrei) | Southwest Australia | |
| Heleioporus inornatus (Lee & Main, 1954) | Plains Frog. | ||
| Heleioporus psammophilus (Lee & Main, 1954) | Sand Frog | ||
| Genus:Litoria Litoria Litoria is a genus of Hylidae tree frogs native to Australia, the Bismarck Archipelago, the Solomon Islands, New Guinea, the Lesser Sunda Islands, the Moluccan Islands, and Timor. They are sometimes collectively referred to as Australasian treefrogs... (Family: Hylidae) |
Genus of tree frog ranging from Australia and New Guinea to Indonesia. | LC except: | |
| Litoria adelaidensis | Slender Tree Frog | Southwest Australia Southwest Australia Southwest Australia is a biodiversity hotspot that includes the Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub ecoregions of Western Australia. The region has a wet-winter, dry-summer Mediterranean climate, one of five such regions in the world... |
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| Litoria bicolor | Northern Dwarf Tree Frog | Kimberly region | |
| Litoria caerulea | Green Tree Frog | ||
| Litoria cavernicola | Name Cave-dwelling Tree Frog | DD Data Deficient Data Deficient is a category applied by the IUCN, other agencies, and individuals to a species when the available information is not sufficient for a proper assessment of conservation status to be made... |
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| Litoria coplandi | Name Copland's Rock Frog | ||
| Litoria cyclorhyncha Litoria cyclorhyncha Litoria cyclorhyncha is a Western Australian tree frog species in the Hylidae family.The frog is similar in appearance to a cogenor, Litoria moorei, bearing dark green or brownish patches with bronze or gold highlights on its back; this species can be differentiated by the numerous yellowish spots... |
Spotted-thighed Frog | ||
| Litoria dahli | Dahl's Aquatic Frog | ||
| Litoria inermis | Floodplain Frog | ||
| Litoria meiriana | Rockhole Frog | ||
| Litoria microbelos | Javelin Frog | ||
| Litoria moorei | Motorbike Frog, Bell Frog. | ||
| Litoria nasuta | Rocket Frog | ||
| Litoria pallida | Pale Frog | ||
| Litoria rothii | Roth's Tree Frog or Northern Laughing Tree Frog | North west | |
| Litoria rubella | The Desert Tree Frog or Little Red Tree Frog | Common to northern half of state. | |
| Litoria splendida | Magnificent Tree Frog or Splendid Tree Frog | ||
| Litoria tornieri | Tornier's Frog | ||
| Litoria watjulumensis | Wotjulum or Watjulum Frog | ||
| Genus: Limnodynastes Limnodynastes Limnodynastes is a genus of frog native to Australia, southern New Guinea and some Torres Strait Islands. They are ground-dwelling frogs, with no toe pads. The size varies from 45 mm to 90 mm in the Giant Banjo Frog. The webbing on the feet ranges between species, from very little, to almost complete... |
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| Limnodynastes convexiusculus | Marbled Marsh Frog | ||
| Limnodynastes depressus | Flat-headed Frog | ||
| Limnodynastes dorsalis Limnodynastes dorsalis Limnodynastes dorsalis is a frog species from the family Myobatrachidae. The informal names for this species are Western Banjo Frog, Pobblebonk, Sand frog and Bullfrog. It is one of the endemic amphibians of Western Australia.... |
Pobblebonk, Western Banjo Frog | ||
| Limnodynastes lignarius | Carpenter Frog | ||
| Limnodynastes ornatus Limnodynastes ornatus The Ornate Burrowing Frog or Ornate Frog is a species of frog in the Myobatrachidae family.It is endemic to Australia.... |
Ornate Burrowing Frog (Synonym: Opisthodon ornatus) | ||
| Limnodynastes spenceri | Spencer's Burrowing Frog (Synonym: Opisthodon spenceri) | ||
| Genus: Metacrinia | One species | Restricted habitat | |
| Metacrinia nichollsi | Nicholl's Toadlet | Occurring between Dunsborough and Albany Albany, Western Australia Albany is a port city in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, some 418 km SE of Perth, the state capital. As of 2009, Albany's population was estimated at 33,600, making it the 6th-largest city in the state.... . |
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| Genus: Myobatrachus Myobatrachus Myobatrachus gouldii, the turtle frog is an Western Australian frog, and the only species in the genus Myobatrachus. It has a small head, and short limbs, but a round body, up to long.... |
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| Myobatrachus gouldi | Turtle Frog | LC | |
| Genus: Neobatrachus Neobatrachus Neobatrachus is a genus of burrowing ground frogs native to Australia. They occur in every state except Tasmania, however this genus is absent from the far north of Australia and most of Queensland. Most of the species in this genus occur in south-west Western Australia. They are often found in... |
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| Neobatrachus albipes | White-footed Trilling Frog | ||
| Neobatrachus aquilonius | Northern Burrowing Frog | ||
| Neobatrachus centralis | Desert Trilling Frog | ||
| Neobatrachus fulvus | Tawny Trilling Frog | ||
| Neobatrachus kunapalari | Kunapalari Frog | ||
| Neobatrachus pelobatoides | Humming Frog | ||
| Neobatrachus sutor | Shoemaker Frog | ||
| Neobatrachus wilsmorei | Goldfields Bullfrog | ||
| Genus: Notaden Notaden Notaden is a genus of burrowing ground frogs native to central and northern Australia.- Description :Its body is very round in shape with a short neck. Its pupils are horizontal slits. It has long arms and short, stubby legs. Its fingers lack webbing and its toes may have slight to no webbing. ... |
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| Notaden melanoscaphus | Northern Spadefoot Toad | ||
| Notaden nichollsi | Desert Spadefoot Toad | ||
| Notaden weigeli | Weigel's Toad | DD | |
| Genus: Pseudophryne Pseudophryne Pseudophryne is a genus of small Myobatrachid frogs. All of these frogs are small terrestrial frogs, and as such, most species are commonly called toadlets . The genus is comrpised of thirteen species, ten from eastern Australia, and three from Western Australia... |
Toadlets | LC | |
| Pseudophryne douglasi | Douglas's Toadlet | ||
| Pseudophryne guentheri | Gunther's Toadlet | ||
| Pseudophryne occidentalis | Orange-crowned Toadlet | ||
| Genus: Spicospina | Restricted habitat | ||
| Spicospina flammocaerulea | Sunset Frog, harlequin Frog, mountain road Frog | Walpole Walpole - Canada :* Walpole No. 92, Saskatchewan; rural municipality in Saskatchewan* Walpole, Saskatchewan; community in Saskatchewan* Walpole Island, Ontario, Canada- England :* Walpole, Suffolk, England* Norfolk, England... |
VU D2 |
| Genus: Uperoleia Uperoleia 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.... |
Toadlets | Restricted habitat | LC expect: |
| Uperoleia aspera | Derby Toadlet (Tyler, Davies & Martin, 1981) | ||
| Uperoleia borealis | Northern Toadlet (Tyler, Davies & Martin, 1981) | ||
| Uperoleia crassa | Fat Toadlet (Tyler, Davies & Martin, 1981) | ||
| Uperoleia glandulosa | Glandular Toadlet (Davis, Mahoney and Roberts,,1986) | ||
| Uperoleia lithomoda | Stonemason Toadlet (Tyler, Davies & Martin, 1981) | ||
| Uperoleia marmorata | Marbled Toadlet (Gray John Edward Gray John Edward Gray, FRS was a British zoologist. He was the elder brother of George Robert Gray and son of the pharmacologist and botanist Samuel Frederick Gray .... , 1841) |
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| Uperoleia micromeles | Tanami Toadlet (Tyler, Davies & Martin, 1981) | ||
| Uperoleia minima | Small Toadlet (Tyler, Davies & Martin, 1981) | ||
| Uperoleia mjobergi | Mjoberg's Toadlet (Andersson, 1913) | ||
| Uperoleia russelli | Russell's Toadlet (Loveridge, 1933) | ||
| Uperoleia talpa | Mole Toadlet (Davies & Martin, 1981) | ||
| Uperoleia trachyderma | Blacksoil Toadlet (Tyler, Davies & Martin, 1981) |
Prehistory
Fossils of Amphibians have been found in Western Australia.| Genus | Scientific Name | Common name/s | Distribution |
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| Deltasaurus | Deltasaurus kimberleyensis Deltasaurus kimberleyensis Deltasaurus kimberleyensis was a Carnian temnospondyl amphibian of the Rhytidosteidae family.It is the most common animal fossil of the Blina Shale, a fossil deposit at the eastern end of the Erskine Range in the Kimberley region of Western Australia... |
Blina shale |