Mahony's toadlet (Uperoleia mahonyi) is a species of small frog that is endemic to Australia. The specific epithet honours Professor Michael Mahony of the University of Newcastle for contributions to the study of Australian frogs.
| Mahony's toadlet | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Myobatrachidae |
| Genus: | Uperoleia |
| Species: | U. mahonyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Uperoleia mahonyi Clulow, Anstis, Keogh & Catullo, 2016[1]
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Description edit
The species grows to about 35 mm in length (SVL). The upper body is brown to dark brown, which may be patched with grey, pale pink or orange-brown, and often has a triangular brown patch on the head. The tops of the arms are sometimes yellow. The belly is marbled black and bluish-white. The fingers and toes are unwebbed. The backs of the thighs and groin are bright orange.[2]
Behaviour edit
Breeding takes place in spring and summer. Eggs are attached singly to submerged vegetation in ponds and swamps.[2]
Distribution and habitat edit
The species’ known range is limited to the Central Coast region of New South Wales on the east coast of Australia.[2] The frogs are found in coastal swamps, occasionally in dams, in heath or wallum habitats on white sand soils, and acidic paperbark swamps.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b Clulow, Simon; Anstis, Marion; Keogh, J Scott; Catullo, Renee A (2016). "A new species of Australian frog (Myobatrachidae: Uperoleia) from the New South Wales mid-north coast sandplains". Zootaxa. 4184 (2): 285–315. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4184.2.3. hdl:1959.13/1342733. PMID 27811640. S2CID 33090593.
- ^ a b c "Uperoleia mahonyi". FrogID. Australian Museum. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
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