Tiny toadlet

Tiny toadlet
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Myobatrachidae
Genus: Uperoleia
Species:
U. micra
Binomial name
Uperoleia micra
Doughty & Roberts, 2008[1]

The tiny toadlet (Uperoleia micra) is a species of small frog that is endemic to Australia. The specific epithet micra refers to its small size.

Description

The species grows to about 20 mm in length (SVL). The upper body is brown with dark spots. The sides of body and head are bluish-grey. The belly is white, speckled grey. The fingers unwebbed, toes partly webbed. The backs of the thighs and groin are orange-red.[2]

Behaviour

Breeding takes place in summer and autumn in the wet season.[2]

Distribution and habitat

The species' known range is limited to the north-west Kimberley region of Western Australia in the tropical north-west of the continent. The area is characterised by rugged sandstone topography and high seasonal rainfall.[2]

References

  1. ^ Doughty, Paul; Roberts, J Dale (2008). "A new species of Uperoleia (Anura: Myobatrachidae) from the northwest Kimberley, Western Australia". Zootaxa. 1939: 10–18. doi:10.5281/zenodo.185001.
  2. ^ a b c "Uperoleia micra". FrogID. Australian Museum. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
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