The Kimberley froglet (Crinia fimbriata) is an Australian froglet found on the Mitchell Plateau in the north-west region of the Kimberley Mountains in Western Australia.[1]

Kimberley froglet
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Myobatrachidae
Genus: Crinia
Species:
C. fimbriata
Binomial name
Crinia fimbriata
Doughty, Anstis & Price, 2009

As part of National Science Week 2010, the froglet was listed as one of Australia's Top 10 New Species of new Australian species discovered in 2009.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Paul Doughty, Marion Anstis & Luke C. Price (2009). "A new species of Crinia (Anura: Myobatrachidae) from the high rainfall zone of the northwest Kimberley, Western Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum. 25 (2): 127–144. doi:10.18195/issn.0312-3162.25(2).2009.127-144.
  2. ^ "Australia's Top 10 New Species. Which Did Australia Choose as No. 1?". Bush Blitz. 2010. Archived from the original on 17 August 2010.