Mixophyes australis Mahony, Bertozzi, Guzinski, Hines, and Donnellan, 2023

Class: Amphibia > Order: Anura > Superfamily: Myobatrachoidea > Family: Myobatrachidae > Genus: Mixophyes > Species: Mixophyes australis

Mixophyes australis Mahony, Bertozzi, Guzinski, Hines, and Donnellan, 2023, Zootaxa, 5297: 325. Holotype: AMS R.188750, by original designation. Type locality: "from Sharpes Creek, Gloucester Tops National Park, New South Wales, Australia, 32° 05’ S, 151° 68’ E". Zoobank publication registration: 564FF0B3-96C1-4EEA-9A06-C2C6ABA80B34

Common Names

Southern Stuttering Frog (original publication; Anstis, 2026, Tadpoles & Frogs Australia, 3rd Ed.: 629). 

Distribution

Carrai Plateau on the southern side of the Macleay River in New South Wales south to the Cann River catchment in East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, 280 to 1000 m elevation. 

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: Australia

Endemic: Australia

Comment

Formerly confused with Mixophyes balbus, according to the original publication, where comparative morphology, molecular markers, conservation status, and advertisement call were detailed. Anstis, 2026, Tadpoles & Frogs Australia, 3rd Ed.: 629–631, provided an account, including adult and larval morphology, natural history, and a polygon distribution map. 

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