A new treefrog (Hylidae: Litoria) from kroombit tops, east Australia, and an assessment of conservation status

Zootaxa

Volumn 3646, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 426-446

  Hoskin, Conrad J ^a   Hines, Harry B ^b   Meyer, Ed ^c   Clarke, John ^d   Cunningham, Michael ^e  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service Recreation Sport and Racing ^*  (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d CSIRO   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Australia; Endangered species; L. barringtonensis; L. kroombitensis; L. pearsoniana; Rainforest

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS; BRASSICA RAPA DICHOTOMA; FUNGI; HYLIDAE; LITORIA; LITORIA BARRINGTONENSIS; LITORIA PEARSONIANA; LITORIA PHYLLOCHROA; SUIDAE;

ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; ANURA; AUSTRALIA; CLASSIFICATION; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FEMALE; LARVA; MALE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SKIN PIGMENTATION; VOCALIZATION;

ANIMALS; ANURA; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FEMALE; LARVA; MALE; QUEENSLAND; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SKIN PIGMENTATION; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 84878835776     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3646.4.6     Document Type: Article

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