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Mole toadlet

The mole toadlet is a species of frog in the family Myobatrachidae. It is endemic to Western Australia. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.

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Mole toadlet
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Myobatrachidae
Genus: Uperoleia
Species:
U. talpa
Binomial name
Uperoleia talpa
Tyler, Davies & Martin, 1981

The mole toadlet (Uperoleia talpa) is a species of frog in the family Myobatrachidae. It is endemic to Western Australia. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.

Its closest relative is thought to be the Pilbara toadlet (Uperoleia saxatilis), described in 2011.2

References

References

  1. Jean-Marc Hero, Dale Roberts (2004). "Uperoleia talpa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004 e.T41061A10395797. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T41061A10395797.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. "Miniature frog discovered in the Pilbara." Australian Geographic. 27 July 2011.[1] Archived 21 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine