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.

Blacksoil toadlet
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Myobatrachidae
Genus: Uperoleia
Species:
U. trachyderma
Binomial name
Uperoleia trachyderma
Tyler, Davies & Martin, 1981
Distribution of the blacksoil toadlet

Taxonomy

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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

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  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.