Howard Springs toadlet
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Myobatrachidae
Genus: Uperoleia
Species:
U. daviesae
Binomial name
Uperoleia daviesae
Young, Tyler & Kent, 2005[2]

The Howard Springs toadlet (Uperoleia daviesae), also known as the Howard River toadlet, Davies's toadlet or the Darwin sandsheet frog, is a species of small frog that is endemic to Australia. The specific epithet daviesae honours Australian herpetologist Margaret M. Davies.

Description

The species grows to about 25 mm in length (SVL). The upper body is grey to grey-brown. The belly is pale pink, speckled white. The throat of the male is dark grey. The fingers are unwebbed; the toes only slightly webbed. The backs of the thighs and groin are red to orange.[3] The call of species is short and raspy.[4]

Behaviour

Breeding takes place during the wet season. Eggs are attached singly to submerged vegetation in shallow pools and flooded grassland.[3]

Distribution and habitat

The species' known range is limited to the vicinity of Howard Springs, some 30 km south-east of the city of Darwin in the tropical Top End of Australia's Northern Territory.[3] There the frogs inhabit sandplain heathland, within the Howard and Elizabeth River catchments, that is inundated during the wet season.[4]

References

  1. ↑ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). "Uperoleia daviesae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T136157A78432339. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  2. ↑ Young, Jeanne E; Tyler, Michael J; Kent, Sally A (2005). "Diminutive New Species of Uperoleia Grey (Anura: Myobatrachidae) from the Vicinity of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia". Journal of Herpetology. 39 (4): 603–609. doi:10.1670/77-05A.1. JSTOR 4092850. S2CID 85644413.
  3. 1 2 3 "Uperoleia daviesae". FrogID. Australian Museum. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Howard River Toadlet" (PDF). Threatened Species of the Northern Territory. Northern Territory Government, Darwin. Retrieved 2 May 2021.


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