The Evolution, Physiology and Ecology of the Australian Arid-Zone Frog Fauna

Roberts, J. Dale; Edwards, Danielle

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J. Dale Roberts^2,3 &
Danielle Edwards⁴

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Abstract

The frog fauna of the Australian arid zone is diverse. Most species are independent of free-standing water except for breeding where all species have aquatic egg deposition and a conventional tadpole as the larval stage. The fauna is derived from two sources: taxa related to frog genera found across i) tropical, northern Australia and ii) genera from temperate, southern and eastern Australian. Those derivations are both recent – with some ongoing tenuous connections to tropical in north-west coastal areas, and ancient, reflecting the long term drying trend in arid Australia over the last 20 million years. Burrowing species can form waterproof cocoons, but also survive in moist soils. Most can reduce metabolic rates and ingest high quality foods in sufficient quantities in very short time frames to allow survival underground for many years between major rain events, and to allow them to be super abundant. Australian frogs do well in the arid zone!

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Appendix 1: Frog Species in the Deserts and Xeric Shrublands Ecoregion Subdivided by IBRA Regions. See Text for Further Detail and Sources

Broken Hill Complex	Litoria rubella
Broken Hill Complex	Neobatrachus pictus
Broken Hill Complex	Neobatrachus sudelli
Broken Hill Complex	Limnodynastes tasmaniensis
Broken Hill Complex	Litoria cultripes
Burt Plain	Litoria alboguttata
Burt Plain	Litoria australis
Burt Plain	Litoria gilleni
Burt Plain	Litoria maini
Burt Plain	Litoria rubella
Burt Plain	Neobatrachus aquilonius
Burt Plain	Neobatrachus sudelli
Burt Plain	Notaden nichollsi
Burt Plain	Platyplectrum spenceri
Carnarvon	Litoria maini
Carnarvon	Litoria occidentalis
Carnarvon	Litoria rubella
Carnarvon	Neobatrachus fulvus
Carnarvon	Neobatrachus pelobatoides
Carnarvon	Neobatrachus sudelli
Carnarvon	Neobatrachus sutor
Carnarvon	Neobatrachus wilsmorei
Carnarvon	Notaden nichollsi
Carnarvon	Platyplectrum spenceri
Carnarvon	Pseudophryne douglasi
Carnarvon	Pseudophryne occidentalis
Carnarvon	Pseudophryne guentheri
Central Ranges	Litoria maini
Central Ranges	Litoria occidentalis
Central Ranges	Litoria rubella
Central Ranges	Neobatrachus sudelli
Central Ranges	Platyplectrum spenceri
Central Ranges	Pseudophryne occidentalis
Central Ranges	Pseudophryne robinsoni
Channel Country	Crinia deserticola
Channel Country	Litoria alboguttata
Channel Country	Litoria brevipes
Channel Country	Litoria caerulea
Channel Country	Litoria cultripes
Channel Country	Litoria electrica
Channel Country	Litoria inermis
Channel Country	Litoria latopalmata
Channel Country	Litoria novaehollandiae
Channel Country	Litoria pallida
Channel Country	Litoria platycephala
Channel Country	Litoria rubella
Channel Country	Litoria verrucosa
Channel Country	Neobatrachus sudelli
Channel Country	Platyplectrum ornatum
Channel Country	Platyplectrum spenceri
Channel Country	Uperoleia rugosa
Davenport Murchison Ranges	Crinia deserticola
Davenport Murchison Ranges	Litoria alboguttata
Davenport Murchison Ranges	Litoria australis
Davenport Murchison Ranges	Litoria caerulea
Davenport Murchison Ranges	Litoria cultripes
Davenport Murchison Ranges	Litoria longipes
Davenport Murchison Ranges	Litoria maculosa
Davenport Murchison Ranges	Litoria maini
Davenport Murchison Ranges	Litoria platycephala
Davenport Murchison Ranges	Litoria rubella
Davenport Murchison Ranges	Neobatrachus aquilonius
Davenport Murchison Ranges	Notaden melanoscaphus
Davenport Murchison Ranges	Notaden nichollsi
Davenport Murchison Ranges	Platyplectrum ornatum
Davenport Murchison Ranges	Platyplectrum spenceri
Finke	Litoria maini
Finke	Litoria platycephala
Finke	Litoria gilleni
Finke	Litoria rubella
Finke	Neobatrachus sudelli
Finke	Neobatrachus aquilonius
Finke	Platyplectrum spenceri
Finke	Platyplectrum ornatum
Finke	Platyplectrum spenceri
Flinders Lofty Block	Litoria rubella
Flinders Lofty Block	Crinia flindersensis
Flinders Lofty Block	Crinia riparia
Flinders Lofty Block	Crinia signifera
Flinders Lofty Block	Limnodynastes dumerilii
Flinders Lofty Block	Limnodynastes tasmaniensis
Flinders Lofty Block	Neobatrachus pictus
Flinders Lofty Block	Neobatrachus sudelli
Flinders Lofty Block	Pseudophryne bibronii
Flinders Lofty Block	Litoria platycephala
Gascoyne	Uperoleia russelli
Gascoyne	Litoria maini
Gascoyne	Litoria occidentalis
Gascoyne	Litoria rubella
Gascoyne	Neobatrachus aquilonius
Gascoyne	Neobatrachus fulvus
Gascoyne	Neobatrachus sutor
Gascoyne	Neobatrachus wilsmorei
Gascoyne	Notaden nichollsi
Gascoyne	Platyplectrum spenceri
Gascoyne	Pseudophryne douglasi
Gascoyne	Uperoleia russelli
Gascoyne	Uperoleia saxatilis
Gawler	Crinia signifera
Gawler	Limnodynastes tasmaniensis
Gawler	Litoria ewingii
Gawler	Litoria platycephala
Gawler	Neobatrachus pictus
Gawler	Neobatrachus sudelli
Gibson Desert	Litoria maini
Gibson Desert	Neobatrachus sutor
Gibson Desert	Neobatrachus sudelli
Gibson Desert	Notaden nichollsi
Great Sandy Desert	Limnodynastes lignarius
Great Sandy Desert	Litoria australis
Great Sandy Desert	Litoria caerulea
Great Sandy Desert	Litoria cultripes
Great Sandy Desert	Litoria longipes
Great Sandy Desert	Litoria maini
Great Sandy Desert	Litoria nasuta
Great Sandy Desert	Litoria occidentalis
Great Sandy Desert	Litoria pallida
Great Sandy Desert	Litoria rubella
Great Sandy Desert	Neobatrachus aquilonius
Great Sandy Desert	Neobatrachus sudelli
Great Sandy Desert	Neobatrachus sutor
Great Sandy Desert	Notaden nichollsi
Great Sandy Desert	Platyplectrum ornatum
Great Sandy Desert	Platyplectrum spenceri
Great Sandy Desert	Uperoleia glandulosa
Great Sandy Desert	Uperoleia micromeles
Great Sandy Desert	Uperoleia saxatilis
Great Sandy Desert	Uperoleia talpa
Great Victoria Desert	Neobatrachus aquilonius
Great Victoria Desert	Neobatrachus kunapalari
Great Victoria Desert	Neobatrachus pictus
Great Victoria Desert	Neobatrachus sudelli
Great Victoria Desert	Neobatrachus sutor
Great Victoria Desert	Notaden nichollsi
Great Victoria Desert	Pseudophryne occidentalis
Great Victoria Desert	Litoria maini
Great Victoria Desert	Litoria occidentalis
Little Sandy Desert	Uperoleia micromeles
Little Sandy Desert	Litoria maini
Little Sandy Desert	Litoria longipes
Little Sandy Desert	Neobatrachus aquilonius
Little Sandy Desert	Neobatrachus sudelli
Little Sandy Desert	Neobatrachus sutor
Little Sandy Desert	Notaden nichollsi
Little Sandy Desert	Litoria rubella
Little Sandy Desert	Platyplectrum spenceri
Little Sandy Desert	Litoria cultripes
MacDonnell Ranges	Litoria cultripes
MacDonnell Ranges	Litoria maini
MacDonnell Ranges	Litoria platycephala
MacDonnell Ranges	Litoria gilleni
MacDonnell Ranges	Litoria rubella
MacDonnell Ranges	Neobatrachus sudelli
MacDonnell Ranges	Neobatrachus sutor
MacDonnell Ranges	Notaden nichollsi
MacDonnell Ranges	Uperoleia micromeles
Murchison	Litoria maini
Murchison	Litoria occidentalis
Murchison	Litoria rubella
Murchison	Neobatrachus aquilonius
Murchison	Neobatrachus kunapalari
Murchison	Neobatrachus sudelli
Murchison	Neobatrachus sutor
Murchison	Neobatrachus wilsmorei
Murchison	Notaden nichollsi
Murchison	Platyplectrum spenceri
Murchison	Pseudophryne guentheri
Murchison	Pseudophryne occidentalis
Nullarbor	Litoria rubella
Nullarbor	Neobatrachus aquilonius
Nullarbor	Neobatrachus kunapalari
Nullarbor	Neobatrachus sudelli
Nullarbor	Pseudophryne occidentalis
Nullarbor	Pseudophryne guentheri
Nullarbor	Litoria cyclorhyncha
Nullarbor	Neobatrachus sutor
Pilbara	Litoria australis
Pilbara	Litoria maini
Pilbara	Litoria occidentalis
Pilbara	Litoria rubella
Pilbara	Neobatrachus aquilonius
Pilbara	Neobatrachus sutor
Pilbara	Notaden nichollsi
Pilbara	Platyplectrum spenceri
Pilbara	Pseudophryne douglasi
Pilbara	Uperoleia glandulosa
Pilbara	Uperoleia saxatilis
Pilbara	Uperoleia talpa
Simpson Strezlecki Dunefields	Crinia deserticola
Simpson Strezlecki Dunefields	Limnodynastes fletcheri
Simpson Strezlecki Dunefields	Limnodynastes tasmaniensis
Simpson Strezlecki Dunefields	Litoria brevipes
Simpson Strezlecki Dunefields	Litoria caerulea
Simpson Strezlecki Dunefields	Litoria cultripes
Simpson Strezlecki Dunefields	Litoria latopalmata
Simpson Strezlecki Dunefields	Litoria longipes
Simpson Strezlecki Dunefields	Litoria maini
Simpson Strezlecki Dunefields	Litoria platycephala
Simpson Strezlecki Dunefields	Litoria rubella
Simpson Strezlecki Dunefields	Neobatrachus pictus
Simpson Strezlecki Dunefields	Neobatrachus sudelli
Simpson Strezlecki Dunefields	Notaden nichollsi
Simpson Strezlecki Dunefields	Platyplectrum spenceri
Stony Plains	Limnodynastes tasmaniensis
Stony Plains	Litoria platycephala
Stony Plains	Litoria maini
Stony Plains	Litoria platycephala
Stony Plains	Litoria rubella
Stony Plains	Neobatrachus sudelli
Stony Plains	Platyplectrum spenceri
Tanami	Litoria australis
Tanami	Litoria caerulea
Tanami	Litoria coplandi
Tanami	Litoria cultripes
Tanami	Litoria inermis
Tanami	Litoria longipes
Tanami	Litoria maini
Tanami	Litoria pallida
Tanami	Litoria rubella
Tanami	Litoria watjulumensis
Tanami	Neobatrachus aquilonius
Tanami	Neobatrachus sudelli
Tanami	Notaden nichollsi
Tanami	Platyplectrum ornatum
Tanami	Platyplectrum spenceri
Tanami	Uperoleia borealis
Tanami	Uperoleia micromeles

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Roberts, J.D., Edwards, D. (2018). The Evolution, Physiology and Ecology of the Australian Arid-Zone Frog Fauna. In: Lambers, H. (eds) On the Ecology of Australia’s Arid Zone. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-93943-8_7

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The Evolution, Physiology and Ecology of the Australian Arid-Zone Frog Fauna

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Appendix 1: Frog Species in the Deserts and Xeric Shrublands Ecoregion Subdivided by IBRA Regions. See Text for Further Detail and Sources

Appendix 1: Frog Species in the Deserts and Xeric Shrublands Ecoregion Subdivided by IBRA Regions. See Text for Further Detail and Sources

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