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Species profile—Uperoleia littlejohni (Einasleigh gungan)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Amphibia (amphibians) → Myobatrachidae (Australian water frogs) → Uperoleia littlejohni (Einasleigh gungan)

Photo of Uperoleia littlejohni (Einasleigh gungan) - McDonald, K.,Queensland Government,1997
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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Amphibia (amphibians)
Family
Myobatrachidae (Australian water frogs)
Scientific name
Uperoleia littlejohni Davies, McDonald & Corben, 1986
Common name
Einasleigh gungan
Type reference
Davies, M., McDonald, K.R. & Corben, C. (1986). The genus Uperoleia Gray (Anura: Leptodactylidae) in Queensland, Australia. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 98(4), 147-188.
WildNet taxon ID
637
Alternate name(s)
red-speckled gungan
Littlejohn's toadlet
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Least concern
Conservation significant
No
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Aquatic & Terrestrial

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=637.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
20 May 2024