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Uperoleia rugosa (Andersson, 1916)
Pseudophryne rugosa Andersson, 1916, K. Svensk. Vetensk. Akad. Handl., 52: 13. Holotype: NHRM 1630, according to Parker, 1940, Novit. Zool., 42: 71, Cogger, Cameron, and Cogger, 1983, Zool. Cat. Aust., Amph. Rept., 1: 34, and Tyler, 1985, in Frost (ed.), Amph. Species World: 408. Type locality: "[Mt.] Colosseum, Southern Queensland", Australia.
Pseudophryne fimbrianus Parker, 1926, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Ser. 9, 17: 669. Holotype: BMNH 1923.11.12.3, according to Parker, 1940, Novit. Zool., 42: 71; renumbered as BMNH 1947.2.18.70 according to Cogger, Cameron, and Cogger, 1983, Zool. Cat. Aust., Amph. Rept., 1: 32, and Tyler, 1985, in Frost (ed.), Amph. Species World: 407. Type locality: "St. George district, Queensland (Lat. 28° 14′ S., Long. 148° 35′ E.)", Australia. Synonymy by Loveridge, 1935, Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., 78: 7 (with Uperoleia marmorata rugosa); and by Davies and Littlejohn, 1986, Trans. R. Soc. S. Aust., 110: 113.
Uperoleia marmorata rugosa — Loveridge, 1935, Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., 78: 7, 31.
Uperoleia fimbrianus — Tyler, Davies, and Martin, 1981, Aust. J. Zool., Suppl. Ser., 29 (79): 18.
Uperoleia rugosa — Tyler, Davies, and Martin, 1981, Aust. J. Zool., Suppl. Ser., 29 (79): 18.
Prohartia fimbrianus — Wells and Wellington, 1985, Aust. J. Herpetol., Suppl. Ser., 1: 3. Disagreement in gender.
Prohartia rugosa — Wells and Wellington, 1985, Aust. J. Herpetol., Suppl. Ser., 1: 3. Elevation to species status without discussion.
Uperoleia capitulata Davies, McDonald, and Corben, 1986, Proc. R. Soc. Victoria, 98: 163. Holotype: QM J26428, by original designation. Type locality: "Bollon, Queensland (28°02′ [S], 147°29′ [E])", Australia. Synonymy by Catullo and Keogh, 2014, Mol. Phylogenet. Evol., 79: 115.
Common Names
Red-groined Toadlet (Cogger, 1975, Rept. Amph. Australia: 83),
Chubby Gungan (Ingram, Nattrass, and Czechura, 1993, Mem. Queensland Mus., 33: 223).
Mud Toadlet (Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 96).
Wrinkled Toadlet (Barker, Grigg, and Tyler, 1995, Field Guide Aust. Frogs., Ed. 2: 339; Tyler and Knight, 2009, Field Guide Frogs Aust.: 148; Cogger, 2018, Rept. Amph. Australia, 7th ed.: 129).
Desert Gungan (Uperoleia capitulata [no longer recognized]: Ingram, Nattrass, and Czechura, 1993, Mem. Queensland Mus., 33: 223).
Grass Toadlet (Uperoleia capitulata [no longer recognized]: Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 95).
Small-headed Toadlet (Uperoleia capitulata [no longer recognized]: Barker, Grigg, and Tyler, 1995, Field Guide Aust. Frogs., Ed. 2: 320; Tyler and Knight, 2009, Field Guide Frogs Aust.: 148).
Distribution
Southern half of Queensland and to including central New South Wales to the Victoria border, Australia.
Geographic Occurrence
Natural Resident: Australia
Endemic: Australia
Comment
Tyler, Davies, and Martin, 1981, Aust. J. Zool., Suppl. Ser., 29 (79): 17, redefined the species and questioned the identity of literature records. Subsequently, Davies and Littlejohn, 1986, Trans. R. Soc. S. Aust., 110: 111–143, redelimited the species. Robertson, 1986, Animal Behav., 34: 773–784, reported on vocalizations. See brief account by Tyler and Knight, 2009, Field Guide Frogs Aust.: 148–149. Cogger, 2018, Rept. Amph. Australia, 7th ed.: 122, provided a brief account (as Uperoleia capitulata), photograph, and polygon distribution map. Cogger, 2018, Rept. Amph. Australia, 7th ed.: 129, provided a brief account, photograph, and polygon distribution map. Cutajar, Portway, Gillard, and Rowley, 2022, Tech. Rep. Aust. Mus. Online, 36: 47, provided a polygon distribution map.
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