A new frog species (Myobatrachidae: Uperoleia) from the Northern Deserts region of Australia, with a redescription of U. trachyderma

Catullo, Renee; Doughty, Paul; Keogh, J Scott

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A new frog species (Myobatrachidae: Uperoleia) from the Northern Deserts region of Australia, with a redescription of U. trachyderma

Date

2014

Authors

Catullo, Renee

Doughty, Paul

Keogh, J Scott

Publisher

Magnolia Press

Abstract

The frog genus Uperoleia (Myobatrachidae) is species rich, with the greatest diversity in the northern monsoonal region of Australia. Due in part to their small body size, conservative morphology and distribution in diverse habitats, the genus is likely t