Philoria

{{Short description|Genus of amphibians}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| fossil_range = {{fossil range|23.03|0|Early Miocene–present}}

| image = Sphagnum Frog - Philoria sphagnicolus.jpg

| image_caption = Sphagnum frog (Philoria sphagnicolus)

| taxon = Philoria

| authority = Spencer, 1901

| diversity_link = Species

| subdivision_ranks =

| subdivision =

| diversity = 7 species

| range_map = Philoria distrib.PNG

| range_map_caption = Philoria range.

| synonyms = * Kyarranus Moore, 1958

}}

Philoria is a genus of frogs native to eastern and southern Australia.{{cite web |url=https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/Amphibia/Anura/Myobatrachoidea/Limnodynastidae/Philoria|title=Philoria Spencer, 1901 |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2022 |work=Amphibian Species of the World 6.1, an Online Reference |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |access-date=16 April 2022}} 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.iucnredlist.org/ |title=IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. |author=IUCN |year=2013 |publisher= |access-date=18 December 2013}} 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.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

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|date=December 2013}}