Centralian tree frog

The Centralian tree frog (Ranoidea gilleni) is a tree frog from Australia. It lives in the MacDonnell Ranges in the Northern Territory.[2][3]

Centralian tree frog
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Clade: Ranoidea
Species:
R. gilleni
Binomial name
Ranoidea gilleni
(Spencer, 1896)[2]
Synonyms
  • Hyla gilleni (Spencer, 1896)
  • Hyla caerulea gilleni (Copland, 1957)
  • Litoria gilleni (Cogger, Cameron, and Cogger, 1983)
  • Pelodryas gilleni (Wells and Wellington, 1985)
  • Dryopsophos gilleni (Duellman, Marion, and Hedges, 2016)
  • Ranoidea gilleni (Dubois and Frétey, 2016) [2]

This frog lives in rocky places with water holes and bodies of water that sometimes dry up. It hides during the day. Scientists do not know much about the eggs or tadpoles.[3]

Scientists used to think this was the same frog as Litoria caerulea.[2]

References
  1. Jean-Marc Hero; Paul Horner (2004). "Litoria gilleni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T41092A10387956. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T41092A10387956.en. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  2. "Ranoidea gilleni (Spencer, 1896)". American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  3. J.M. Hero (April 5, 2002). "Litoria gilleni: Centralian Tree Frog". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
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