Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference

Hyla latopalmata watjulumensis Copland, 1957, Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales, 82: 13, 96. Syntypes: WAM R6011 R10491, R10499, and R10501 (Napier), R 8733-34 (Thompson's Spring, Argyle Station), R.11195-99, 11633-35, 11638, 11896-907, 11932-39 (Watjulum Mission), MCZ 18000 (Kimberley Division). Shea and Sadlier, 1999, Tech. Rep. Aust. Mus., 15: 6, regarded AMS R6011 as a syntype. Tyler, 1968, Rec. S. Aust. Mus., 15: 713, who noted that the original type series was composed of Litoria watjulumensis, Litoria coplandi, and Litoria peronii). A lectotype is needed; AMS R6011 considered possibly a syntype by Cogger, 1979, Rec. Aust. Mus., 32: 175. Type localities: "Napier, Broom Bay, W[estern]. A[ustralia].", "Watjulum [= Wotjulum] Mission, W[estern]. A[ustralia.], "Thompson's Spring, Argyle Station", Western Australia, "Kimberley Division", Western Australia; restricted to Watjulum [= Wotjulum] Mission, Western Australia by Tyler, 1968, Rec. S. Aust. Mus., 15: 713.

Hyla spaldingi Hosmer, 1964, Am. Mus. Novit., 2182: 2. Holotype: AMNH 67835, by original designation. Type locality: "Elizabeth River, 50 miles south of Darwin, Northern Territory", Australia. Synonymy by Tyler, 1968, Rec. S. Aust. Mus., 15: 713. Resurrected without discussion by Wells and Wellington, 1985, Aust. J. Herpetol., Suppl. Ser., 1: 5.

Hyla wotjulumensis — Tyler, 1968, Rec. S. Aust. Mus., 15: 713. Incorrect subsequent spelling of Hyla watjulumensis Copland, 1957.

Litoria wotjulumensis — Tyler, 1971, Univ. Kansas Publ. Mus. Nat. Hist., 19: 355. Incorrect subsequent spelling.

Litoria spaldini — Wells and Wellington, 1985, Aust. J. Herpetol., Suppl. Ser., 1: 5.

Litoria wotjulumensis — Wells and Wellington, 1985, Aust. J. Herpetol., Suppl. Ser., 1: 5. Tyler and Knight, 2009, Field Guide Frogs Aust.: 48. Incorrect subsequent spelling of species name.

English Names

Giant Rocketfrog (Ingram, Nattrass, and Czechura, 1993, Mem. Queensland Mus., 33: 222; Reynolds, 2007, N. Terr. Nat., 19: 63).

Watjulum Mission Treefrog (Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 60; Reynolds, 2007, N. Terr. Nat., 19: 63).

Watjulum Frog (Barker, Grigg, and Tyler, 1995, Field Guide Aust. Frogs., Ed. 2: 79; Reynolds, 2007, N. Terr. Nat., 19: 63).

Wotjulum Frog (Reynolds, 2007, N. Terr. Nat., 19: 63; Tyler and Doughty, 2009, Field Guide Frogs W. Aust., 4th ed.: 86; Tyler and Knight, 2009, Field Guide Frogs Aust.: 48).

Large Rocketfrog (Reynolds, 2007, N. Terr. Nat., 19: 63).

Distribution

Northern Western Australia through the Northern Territory to northwestern Queensland, Australia.

Comment

In the Litoria nigrofrenata group of Tyler and Davies, 1978, Aust. J. Zool., Suppl. Ser., 27 (63): 36. In the Litoria lesueuri complex, Litoria latopalmata group, according to Barker, Grigg, and Tyler, 1995, Field Guide Aust. Frogs., Ed. 2: 59). See account by Tyler and Doughty, 2009, Field Guide Frogs W. Aust., 4th ed.: 86.

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