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Distribution and Habitat

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Currently known from a small area of land stretching across central Northern Territory, around the region of Elliott in western Queensland.The extent of occurrence of the species is approximately 241000 km2
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Life History, Abundance, Activity, and Special Behaviors

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Amongst grassland on blacksoils and grey self-mulching cracking clays.. The areas flood during the wet season.Breeding biology and tadpoles unknown.
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Known from only 10 specimens in a small area of northern Australia. ThreatsNone known.Conservation MeasuresNone in place.
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Blacksoil toadlet

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The blacksoil toadlet (Uperoleia trachyderma) is a species of frog in the family Myobatrachidae. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, and intermittent freshwater marshes.

Taxonomy

The species was split in 2014, with the populations in the western part of the range, including all those in Western Australia, being assigned to a new species, the ratcheting toadlet (Uperoleia stridera).[2]

References

  1. ^ Jean-Marc Hero, Dale Roberts, Paul Horner, Richard Retallick (2004). "Uperoleia trachyderma". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T41062A10395905. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T41062A10395905.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Catullo, Renee A; Doughty, J Paul; Keogh, J Scott (2014). "A new frog species (Myobatrachidae: Uperoleia) from the Northern Deserts region of Australia, with a redescription of U. trachyderma". Zootaxa. 3753 (3): 251–262. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3753.3.4. PMID 24872295.
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Blacksoil toadlet: Brief Summary

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The blacksoil toadlet (Uperoleia trachyderma) is a species of frog in the family Myobatrachidae. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, and intermittent freshwater marshes.

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