:Pseudophryne

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| image_caption = The Red-crowned Toadlet (Pseudophryne australis)

| taxon = Pseudophryne

| authority = Fitzinger, 1843

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| range_map_caption = The distribution of Pseudophryne (in black).

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Pseudophryne is a genus of small myobatrachid frogs. All of these frogs are small terrestrial frogs, and as such, most species are commonly called toadlets (pseudo- meaning deceptive, phryne meaning toad).

Distribution, habitation and reproduction

The genus comprises thirteen species, ten from eastern Australia, and three from Western Australia. Species within the genus Pseudophryne lay their eggs on moist ground. The tadpoles develop within the eggs, and once they reach hatching size, will become dormant. Once sufficient rain occurs to flush the eggs into a creek or river, the eggs will hatch and release tadpoles into the water. Many of the species within this genus have the ability to form hybrids.

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Pseudophryne:

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|Red-crowned toadlet

|Pseudophryne australis {{small|Gray, 1835}}

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|Bibron's toadlet

|Pseudophryne bibronii {{small|Günther, 1859}}

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|Red-backed toadlet

|Pseudophryne coriacea {{small|Keferstein, 1868}}

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|Southern corroboree frog

|Pseudophryne corroborree {{small|Moore, 1953}}

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|Magnificent brood frog

|Pseudophryne covacevichae, {{small|Ingram and Corben, 1994}}

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|Dendy's toadlet

|Pseudophryne dendyi {{small|Lucas, 1892}}

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|Douglas' toadlet

|Pseudophryne douglasi {{small|Main, 1964}}

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|Günther's toadlet

|Pseudophryne guentheri {{small|Boulenger, 1882}}

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|Large toadlet

|Pseudophryne major {{small|Parker, 1940}}

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|Orange-crowned toadlet

|Pseudophryne occidentalis {{small|Parker, 1940}}

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|Northern corroboree frog

|Pseudophryne pengilleyi {{small|Wells and Wellington, 1985}}

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|Copper-backed brood frog

|Pseudophryne raveni {{small|Ingram and Corben, 1994}}

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|Central Ranges toadlet

|Pseudophryne robinsoni {{small|Donnellan, Mahony, and Bertozzi, 2012}}

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|Southern toadlet

|Pseudophryne semimarmorata {{small|Lucas, 1892}}

References

{{cite book| last=Barker| first=J. |author2=G.C. Grigg |author3=M.J. Tyler| year=1995| title=A Field Guide to Australian Frogs| publisher=Surrey Beatty & Sons| isbn=0-949324-61-2}}

Category:Myobatrachidae

Category:Amphibian genera

Category:Taxa named by Leopold Fitzinger