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Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Tusked Frog
Description
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Habitat
Biome: Terrestrial ; Freshwater
Ecology: This species is found in wet forest
and dry forest environs usually along streams
, but also around dams. See Katsikaros and Shine
(1997) for studies on diet
, habitat
use, mating systems
and sexual dimorphism. Breeding takes place in streams and ponds
. Unpigmented eggs
are laid in a foam nest
hidden from the light, and development is usually complete
within 71 days.[1]
List of Habitats:1.5Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Dry
1.6Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland
5.1Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls
)
5.2Wetlands (inland) - Seasonal/Intermittent/Irregular Rivers/Streams/Creeks
5.4Wetlands (inland) - Bogs
, Marshes, Swamps
, Fens
, Peatlands
5.7Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater
Marshes/Pools (under 8ha)
5.8Wetlands (inland) - Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha)
14.4Artificial/Terrestrial - Rural Gardens
14.5Artificial/Terrestrial - Urban Areas
15.2Artificial/Aquatic - Ponds (below 8ha)
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- Auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Amphibia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Amphibians
- Subclass:
Lissamphibia
()
- Haeckel, 1866
- Superorder:
Salientia
()
- Order:
Anura
()
- (Rafinesque, 1815) Hogg, 1839:152
- Suborder:
Neobatrachia
()
- Reig, 1958
- Superfamily:
Myobatrachoidea
()
- Schlegel, 1850
- Family:
Limnodynastidae
()
- Lynch, 1969
- Genus:
Adelotus
()
- Ogilby, 1907
- Specific name:
brevis
- (Günther, 1863)
- Scientific name: - Adelotus brevis (Günther, 1863)
- Specific name:
brevis
- (Günther, 1863)
- Genus:
Adelotus
(
- Family:
Limnodynastidae
(
- Superfamily:
Myobatrachoidea
(
- Suborder:
Neobatrachia
(
- Order:
Anura
(
- Superorder:
Salientia
(
- Subclass:
Lissamphibia
(
- Class:
Amphibia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 03-Feb-2005
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Adelotus
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Further Reading
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- Amphibian Data. For additional documentation about utilization and CITES status, click on the Global Amphibian Assessment (GAA) link above to see the GAA account for this species or alternatively follow this link to the search function on the Global Amphibian Assessment web site and run your own search.
- Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. (compilers and editors) 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
- Barker, J., G. Grigg and M. Tyler (1995) A Field Guide to Australian Frogs. Surrey Beatty and Sons, New South Wales.
- Barker, J., Grigg, G. and Tyler, M. 1995. A Field Guide to Australian Frogs. Surrey Beatty and Sons Pty Ltd, New South Wales.
- Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. Cambridge, Mass.: The Museum, ENG url p. 23.
- Czechura, G.V. 1986. Distant exiles: frogs and reptiles recorded from Kroombit Tops Southeast Queensland. Queensland Naturalist 26(1-4): 61-67.
- Groombridge, B. (ed.) 1994. 1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
- Hines, H., M. Mahony and K. McDonald (1999) An Assessment of Frog Declines in Wet Subtropical Australia. In A. Campbell (Ed) Declines and Disappearances of Australian Frogs. Environment Australia, Pp 44 – 63.
- Hines, H., Mahony, M. and McDonald, K. 1999. An assessment of frog declines in Wet Subtropical Australia. In: A. Campbell (ed.), Declines and Disappearances of Australian Frogs. Environment Australia.
- IUCN. 2002. 2002 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. . Downloaded on 8 October 2002.
- Katsikaros, K. and Shine, R. 1997. Sexual dimorphism in the tusked frog, Adelotus brevis (Anura: Myobatrachidae) the roles of natural and sexual selection. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 60: 39-51.
- Martin, A.A. 1967. Australian anuran life histories: some evolutionary and ecological aspects. In: A.H. Weatherley (ed.), Australian Inland Waters and their Fauna, pp. 175-191. National University Press, Canberra.
- Martin, AA (1967) Australian anuran life histories: some evolutionary and ecological aspects. In Weatherley (Ed) Australian Inland Waters and their Fauna. National University Press, Canberra. Pp 175-191.
- Miscellaneous publication - University of Kansas, Museum of Natural History. Lawrence, University of Kansas, 1946-1996. ENG url p. 208, p. 84.
Notes
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Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 06, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 4 providers.
- Hines, H., Meyer, E., Hero, J.-M., Newell, D. and Clarke, J. 2004. Adelotus brevis. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org . Downloaded on 14 January 2007.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 06, 2008:
- Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History: Vertebrate specimens
- Museum of Vertebrate Zoology: Terrestrial vertebrate specimens
- OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider: Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums
- Yale University Peabody Museum: Peabody Herp Collection DiGIR provider Service
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 29725
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-663924
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 663924
- IUCN ID: 520
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1403
Footnotes
- Hines, H., Meyer, E., Hero, J.-M., Newell, D. & Clarke, J. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008. [back]
