Litoria splendida Tyler, Davies, and Martin, 1977
Litoria splendida Tyler, Davies, and Martin, 1977, Trans. R. Soc. S. Aust., 101: 133. Holotype: WAM R56840, by original designation. Type locality: "Lake Argyle Tourist Village, Kimberley Division, northern Western Australia".
Pelodryas splendida — Wells and Wellington, 1985, Aust. J. Herpetol., Suppl. Ser., 1: 6. Savage, 1986, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 99: 43.
English Names
Splendid Treefrog (Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 61; Tyler and Doughty, 2009, Field Guide Frogs W. Aust., 4th ed.: 83).
Magnificent Tree Frog (Tyler, Smith, and Johnstone, 1984, Frogs W. Aust.: 75; Ananjeva, Borkin, Darevsky, and Orlov, 1988, Dict. Amph. Rept. Five Languages: 64; Barker, Grigg, and Tyler, 1995, Field Guide Aust. Frogs., Ed. 2: 116; Tyler and Doughty, 2009, Field Guide Frogs W. Aust., 4th ed.: 83; Tyler and Knight, 2009, Field Guide Frogs Aust.: 44).
Distribution
Kimberley Divison of Western Australia (south to Kimbolton, Napier Downs, and Purnululu National Park) and adjacent Northern Territory (Keep River National Park), Australia.
Comment
In the Litoria caerulea group of Tyler and Davies, 1978, Aust. J. Zool., Suppl. Ser., 27 (63): 19. See account by Tyler and Doughty, 2009, Field Guide Frogs W. Aust., 4th ed.: 83. See brief account by Tyler and Knight, 2009, Field Guide Frogs Aust.: 44-45.
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