Uperoleia daviesae Young, Tyler, and Kent, 2005

Class: Amphibia > Order: Anura > Superfamily: Myobatrachoidea > Family: Myobatrachidae > Genus: Uperoleia > Species: Uperoleia daviesae

Uperoleia daviesae Young, Tyler, and Kent, 2005, J. Herpetol., 39: 604. Holotype: NTM 26524, by original designation. Type locality: "in the Howard River catchment (12° 32′ 15 E, 131° 07′ 17 S) 30 km southeast of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia".

English Names

Howard River Toadlet (Reynolds, 2007, N. Terr. Nat., 19: 63).

Howard River Upe (Reynolds, 2007, N. Terr. Nat., 19: 63).

Sandsheet Upe (Reynolds, 2007, N. Terr. Nat., 19: 63).

Davies's Toadlet (Tyler and Knight, 2009, Field Guide Frogs Aust.: 150–151.

Distribution

Known from the sand sheet areas at low elevations of the Howard River catchment and in the sand sheet areas of the Elizabeth River catchment, all to the east and southeast of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: Australia

Endemic: Australia

Comment

See brief account by Tyler and Knight, 2009, Field Guide Frogs Aust.: 150–151. Cutajar, Portway, Gillard, and Rowley, 2022, Tech. Rep. Aust. Mus. Online, 36: 44, provided a polygon distribution map. Catullo, McDonald, Stewart, and Lin, 2023, Rec. W. Aust. Mus., 38: 27–34, discussed morphological identification from sympatric species, as well as habitat and conservation strategies.  

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