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Coggerdonia Wells & Wellington 1985

Year: 2025
Type: other
Abstract: Coggerdonia Wells & Wellington, 1985: 4 (Fig. 12) Type species: Hyla adelaidensis Gray, 1841, by original designation. Content: One species— Coggerdonia adelaidensis * (Gray, 1841). Diagnosis: Coggerdonia can be diagnosed from Mahonabatrachus by medium vs. small size; from Litoria and Mahonabatrachus by reduced finger webbing vs. none; and from Litoria by the absence vs. presence of an alary process of hyoid. Refer to Tables 1 and 2. Distribution and ecology: Arboreal frogs that call from emergent reeds in permanent ponds or slow-moving water, found in forests and woodlands and modified landscapes in south-western Australia. Etymology: According to Wells and Wellington (1985), named for Harold Cogger, in recognition of his contributions to Australian herpetology. The gender is feminine. Remarks: Coggerdonia is the equivalent of the Litoria adelaidensis Group of Tyler and Davies (1978).
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17007728
Authors: Donnellan, Stephen C., Mahony, Michael J., Esquerré, Damien, Brennan, Ian G., Price, Luke C., Lemmon, Alan, Lemmon, Emily Moriarty, Günther, Rainer, Monis, Paul, Bertozzi, Terry, Keogh, J. Scott, Shea, Glenn M., Richards, Stephen J.
Institutions: South Australian Museum, The University of Adelaide, University of Newcastle Australia, University of Wollongong, Natural History Museum, Florida State University, Museum für Naturkunde, Australian National University, The University of Sydney, Australian Museum
Language: English
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7079023333
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