Cave-dwelling frog

The cave-dwelling frog (Ranoidea cavernicola) is a species of frog in the subfamily Pelodryadinae. It is endemic to Australia where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, rivers, rocky areas, inland karsts, and caves.

Cave-dwelling frog
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Ranoidea
Species:
R. cavernicola
Binomial name
Ranoidea cavernicola
(Tyler & Davies, 1979)
Synonyms
  • Litoria cavernicola (Tyler & Davies, 1979)

References

  • Harold Cogger, Dale Roberts, Paul Horner (2004). "Litoria cavernicola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T41031A10391088. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T41031A10391088.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • Biswas Jayant 2014 Occurrence and Distribution of Cave Dwelling Frogs of Peninsular India).


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