Philoria

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Amphibia
Subclassis: Lissamphibia
Ordo: Anura
Subordo: Neobatrachia
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. These frogs are all confined to mountain areas, with 5 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. 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.

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).