Geocrinia leai

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Lea's frog
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Myobatrachidae
Genus: Geocrinia
Species:
G. leai
Binomial name
Geocrinia leai

Geocrinia leai, sometimes called Lea's frog, is a species in the taxonomic family, Myobatrachidae and is endemic to southwest Australia. As with the other species in the genus Geocrinia , it is restricted to the high rainfall region at the south west of Western Australia; the very same Walpole/Nornalup district occupied by cogenor Geocrinia lutea . Ecology is similar to that of Geocrinia rosea , part of the so-called 'roseate complex'.

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References

  1. Dale Roberts, Jean-Marc Hero (2004). "Geocrinia leai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2004: e.T41145A10405723. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T41145A10405723.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.