Australian South Frogs
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Schlegel , 1850 |
Australian southern frogs (Myobatrachidae) are a family of frogs (Anura) native to Australia, Tasmania and New Guinea . The species are very small to medium-sized frogs ( head-body lengths of two to eleven centimeters) that live on the ground. They belong to the fauna of Australia and occur there in 21 genera and 132 species according to the amphibian system used here . There are species with the aquatic tadpole stage as well as those with direct terrestrial development within the eggs.
Some species lay their eggs in foam masses that they have fabricated themselves and that float on the water. The now extinct gastric breeder frogs ( Rheobatrachus ) exhibited a bizarre form of brood care . The banjo frogs Limnodynastes dumerilii and Limnodynastes dorsalis take their name from the fact that the mating calls of the males sound similar to the strings of a banjo .
As can be observed with almost all frogs worldwide, the populations of the Australian southern frogs are also declining. The reasons for this are still unclear. Explanations are suspected , among other things, the increased UV radiation , a fungal disease or the use of pesticides .
Taxonomy
The systematic delimitation of the Myobatrachidae is inconsistent. Other than shown here, some authors regard the subfamily Limnodynastinae as a separate family Limnodynastidae. The gastric breeder frogs ( Rheobatrachus ) were originally classified in a separate taxon Rheobatrachidae.
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Subfamily Limnodynastinae Lynch, 1971 (8 genera with 43 species)
- Genus Adelotus Ogilby, 1907
- Genus Heleioporus Gray, 1841
- Genus Lechriodus Boulenger, 1882
- Genus Limnodynastes Fitzinger, 1843
- Genus Neobatrachus Peters, 1863
- Genus Notaden Günther, 1873 - see: Katholikenfrosch
- Genus Philoria Spencer, 1901
- Genus Platyplectrum Günther, 1863
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Subfamily Myobatrachinae Schlegel in Gray, 1850 (13 genera with 89 species)
- Genus Arenophryne Tyler, 1976
- Genus Assa Tyler, 1972
- Genus Crinia Tschudi, 1838
- Genus Geocrinia Blake, 1973
- Genus Metacrinia Parker, 1940
- Genus Mixophyes Günther, 1864 (system. Classification disputed, formerly in Limnodynastinae)
- Genus Myobatrachus Schlegel in Gray, 1850 - only one species, the turtle frog ( Myobatrachus gouldii )
- Genus Paracrinia Heyer & Liem, 1976
- Genus Pseudophryne Fitzinger, 1843
- Genus Rheobatrachus Liem, 1973 - gastric breeder frogs (system. Classification disputed, formerly in Limnodynastinae)
- Genus Spicospina Roberts, Horwitz, Wardell-Johnson, Maxson & Mahony, 1997 (monotypical)
- Genus Taudactylus Straughan & Lee, 1966
- Genus Uperoleia Gray, 1841
Catholic frog ,
Notaden bennettii
literature
- Günther E. Freytag, Bernhard Grzimek, Oskar Kuhn & Erich Thenius (eds.): Lurche . In: Grzimeks Tierleben, Vol. 5: Fish 2, Lurche. Licensed edition in dtv, Munich 1980, ISBN 3-423-03204-9
Individual evidence
- ↑ Darrel R. Frost: Myobatrachidae Schlegel, 1850 . In: Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference . Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York 1998–2016. Retrieved February 15, 2017
- ↑ Darrel R. Frost: Limnodynastidae Lynch, 1969 . In: Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference . Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York 1998–2016. Retrieved February 15, 2017
Web links
- List of species of the Myobatrachidae family at Amphibiaweb
- Darrel R. Frost: Myobatrachidae Schlegel, 1850 . In: Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference . Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York 1998–2016. Retrieved February 15, 2017
- Darrel R. Frost: Limnodynastidae Lynch, 1969 . In: Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference . Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York 1998–2016. Retrieved February 15, 2017