Northern gastric-brooding frog
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phylum | Chordata | The northern gastric-brooding frog (Rheobatrachus vitellinus) was discovered in 1984 by Michael Mahony. It was restricted to the rainforest areas of the Clarke Rangein Eungella National Parkand the adjacent Pelion State Forest in central eastern Queensland. This species, too, was confined to a small area – less than 500 km2(190 sq mi), at altitudes of 400–1,000 m (1,300–3,300 ft) in altitude.
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clade | Amphibia | |
clade | Lissamphibia | |
order | Anura | |
family | Myobatrachidae | |
genus | †Rheobatrachus | |
species | †R. silus |