Mahony's toadlet

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Mahony's toadlet
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Myobatrachidae
Genus: Uperoleia
Species:
U. mahonyi
Binomial name
Uperoleia mahonyi
Clulow, Anstis, Keogh & Catullo, 2016 [1]

Mahony's toadlet (Uperoleia mahonyi) is a species of small frog that is endemic to Australia. The specific epithet honours Professor Michael Mahony of the University of Newcastle for contributions to the study of Australian frogs.

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Description

The species grows to about 35 mm in length (SVL). The upper body is brown to dark brown, which may be patched with grey, pale pink or orange-brown, and often has a triangular brown patch on the head. The tops of the arms are sometimes yellow. The belly is marbled black and bluish-white. The fingers and toes are unwebbed. The backs of the thighs and groin are bright orange. [2]

Behaviour

Breeding takes place in spring and summer. Eggs are attached singly to submerged vegetation in ponds and swamps. [2]

Distribution and habitat

The species’ known range is limited to the Central Coast region of New South Wales on the east coast of Australia. [2] The frogs are found in coastal swamps, occasionally in dams, in heath or wallum habitats on white sand soils, and acidic paperbark swamps. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Clulow, Simon; Anstis, Marion; Keogh, J Scott; Catullo, Renee A (2016). "A new species of Australian frog (Myobatrachidae: Uperoleia) from the New South Wales mid-north coast sandplains". Zootaxa. 4184 (2): 285–315. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4184.2.3 . hdl: 1959.13/1342733 . PMID   27811640. S2CID   33090593.
  2. 1 2 3 "Uperoleia mahonyi". FrogID. Australian Museum. Retrieved 2 May 2021.