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Uperoleia altissima Davies, Watson, McDonald, Trenerry, and Werren, 1993

Class: Amphibia > Order: Anura > Family: Myobatrachidae > Genus: Uperoleia

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Uperoleia altissima Davies, Watson, McDonald, Trenerry, and Werren, 1993, Mem. Queensland Mus., 33: 168. Holotype: QM J55301, by original designation. Type locality: "Millstream National Park (145°22′ 30, 17°38′ 30), altitude 820 m, Atherton Tableland, NE Queensland adjacent to the park entrance, 5.2 km W of Ravenshoe", Australia.

English Names

Tableland Gungan (Ingram, Nattrass, and Czechura, 1993, Mem. Queensland Mus., 33: 223).

Davies' Toadlet (Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 95).

Montane Toadlet (Barker, Grigg, and Tyler, 1995, Field Guide Aust. Frogs., Ed. 2: 315).

Elevated Toadlet (Tyler and Knight, 2009, Field Guide Frogs Aust.: 144).

Distribution

Elevated sites on the Atherton and Windsor Tablelands, northeastern Queensland, Australia.

Comment

See brief account by Tyler and Knight, 2009, Field Guide Frogs Aust.: 144-145.

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