| Tiny toadlet | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Myobatrachidae |
| Genus: | Uperoleia |
| Species: | U. micra |
| Binomial name | |
| Uperoleia micra Doughty & Roberts, 2008 [1] | |
The tiny toadlet (Uperoleia micra) is a species of small frog that is endemic to Australia. The specific epithet micra refers to its small size.
The species grows to about 20 mm in length (SVL). The upper body is brown with dark spots. The sides of body and head are bluish-grey. The belly is white, speckled grey. The fingers unwebbed, toes partly webbed. The backs of the thighs and groin are orange-red. [2]
Breeding takes place in summer and autumn in the wet season. [2]
The species’ known range is limited to the north-west Kimberley region of Western Australia in the tropical north-west of the continent. The area is characterised by rugged sandstone topography and high seasonal rainfall. [2]
The Kimberley is the northernmost of the nine regions of Western Australia. It is bordered on the west by the Indian Ocean, on the north by the Timor Sea, on the south by the Great Sandy and Tanami deserts in the region of the Pilbara, and on the east by the Northern Territory.
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