Magnificent brood frog
Magnificent brood frog | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Myobatrachidae |
Genus: | Pseudophryne |
Species: | P. covacevichae
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Binomial name | |
Pseudophryne covacevichae |
The magnificent brood frog or magnificent broodfrog (Pseudophryne covacevichae) is a species of frog in the family Myobatrachidae. It is endemic to Queensland, Australia, and is known from near Ravenshoe in the southern Atherton Tableland[1][3][4] and from Mount Spec in the Paluma Range.[5] The specific name covacevichae honours Jeanette Covacevich, an Australian herpetologist.[2][6]
Taxonomy
Prior to its
Description
Pseudophryne covacevichae measure 24–28 mm (0.9–1.1 in) in
Habitat and conservation
Pseudophryne covacevichae occurs around seepage areas in open eucalypt forests at elevations above 800 m (2,600 ft). Males call from seepage areas at the base of grass tussocks on wet summer and autumn nights, sometimes also during overcast days. The eggs are laid on moist soil in or near seepages.[1][4] Males typically guard the eggs.[5] After hatching, the tadpoles make their way down the seepage or are washed into first-order streams to continue their development in small pools.[1][4]
This species is threatened by
References
- ^ . Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ a b c d Ingram, G. J. & Corben, Christopher J. (1994). "Two new species of broodfrogs (Pseudophryne) from Queensland". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 37: 267–272.
- ^ . Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Pseudophryne covacevichae". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2002. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
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- ISBN 978-1-907807-42-8.