Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Orthokaryota
Cladus: Neokaryota
Cladus: Scotokaryota
Cladus: Podiata
Cladus: Amorphea
Cladus: Obazoa
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Cladus: Filozoa
Cladus: Choanozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Batrachomorpha
Classis: Amphibia
Subclassis: Lissamphibia
Superordo: Batrachia
Cladus: Salientia
Ordo: Anura
Superfamilia: Myobatrachoidea
Familia: Limnodynastidae
Genus: Philoria
Species: P. frosti - P. kundagungan - P. loveridgei - P. pughi - P. richmondensis - P. sphagnicolus
Name
Philoria Spencer, 1901
Type species: Philoria frosti Spencer, 1901
Synonyms
Philoria Spencer, 1901
Kyarranus Moore, 1958
Coplandia Wells & Wellington, 1985
References
Spencer, 1901, Proc. R. Soc. Victoria, 13: 176.
Amphibian Species of the World 5.1 Philoria access date 06 June 2008
Vernacular names
English: Sphagnum Frogs
Philoria is a genus of frogs native to eastern and southern Australia.[1] These frogs are all confined to mountain areas, with 7 species occurring in the mountains of northern New South Wales and southern Queensland. One species occurs in Victoria. All species are listed as endangered, except the Baw Baw frog, which is listed as critically endangered.[2] They are small to medium-sized frogs that live in water saturated sites, such as sphagnum bogs and seepages on rocky slopes. The eggs are laid in foam nests hidden from light. The tadpoles remain within the nest and live entirely on the yolk.[3]
Some taxonomists class only the Baw Baw frog (Philoria frosti) in the genus Philoria and class the other 5 species in the genus Kyarranus because of osteological features, size differences (Philoria frosti is larger) and the presence of a large gland behind each eye (parotoid gland).[citation needed]
Species
There are seven species in the genus Philoria:[1]
Common name Binomial name
Baw Baw frog Philoria frosti Spencer, 1901
Mount Ballow mountain frog Philoria knowlesi Mahony, Hines, Mahony & Donnellan, 2022
Mountain frog Philoria kundagungan (Ingram & Corben, 1975)
Loveridge's frog Philoria loveridgei Parker, 1940
Pugh's frog Philoria pughi Knowles, Mahony, Armstrong & Donnellan, 2004
Richmond frog Philoria richmondensis Knowles, Mahony, Armstrong & Donnellan, 2004
Sphagnum frog Philoria sphagnicolus (Moore, 1958)
The fossil species Philoria borealis (Tyler, 1991) (initially described as Kyarranus borealis) is known from the Early Miocene of Riversleigh.[4]
References
Frost, Darrel R. (2022). "Philoria Spencer, 1901". Amphibian Species of the World 6.1, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
IUCN (2013). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>". Retrieved 18 December 2013.
Altig, R., & Johnston, G. (1989). Guilds of Anuran Larvae: Relationships among Developmental Modes, Morphologies, and Habitats. Herpetological Monographs, 3, 81-109. doi:10.2307/1466987
Sanchiz, B. (2012-01-01). "Nomenclatural notes on living and fossil amphibians". Graellsia.
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