Gurrumul's toadlet
Gurrumul's toadlet (Uperoleia gurrumuli) is a species of frog in the family Myobatrachidae.[1][2] It is endemic to the Wessel Islands of the Northern Territory, Australia. It is only known from 3 specimens (one female and two juveniles) collected in 1993 and was found to be a distinct species via genetic analysis, and thus little is known about its diagnostic features from other Uperoleia species. It can be distinguished from the stonemason's toadlet (U. lithomoda) by its rounded inguinal glands, but appears physically identical to the flood plain toadlet (U. inundata).[2][3][4]
| Gurrumul's toadlet | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Myobatrachidae |
| Genus: | Uperoleia |
| Species: | U. gurrumuli |
| Binomial name | |
| Uperoleia gurrumuli Catullo & Keogh, 2021 | |
It was named in honor of Yolngu musician Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu.[4]
References
- "AmphibiaWeb - Uperoleia gurrumuli". amphibiaweb.org. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
- "Uperoleia gurrumuli Catullo and Keogh, 2021 | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
- Catullo, Renee A.; Keogh, J. Scott (2021-10-20). "Seen only once: an evolutionarily distinct species of Toadlet (Uperoleia: Myobatrachidae) from the Wessel Islands of northern Australia". Zootaxa. 5057 (1): 52–68. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5057.1.3. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 34811223. S2CID 239371023.
- "Uperoleia gurrumuli". www.frogid.net.au. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
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