Mosleyia
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| Waterfall frog in Paluma, Queensland, Australia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Pelodryadidae |
| Genus: | Mosleyia Wells & Wellington, 1985 |
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Mosleyia is a genus of stream-dwelling frogs in the family Pelodryadidae. These frogs are native to the tropical rainforests of north-eastern Queensland Australia. Species in the genus were previously included within the wastebasket genus Litoria, but were separated into a new genus in 2025.[1] They are medium sized frogs that breed in fast-flowing streams by gluing their eggs to the underside of rocks that are protected by the cascading water. Their tadpoles have adapted to this environment by evolving a strong suctoral disc on their mouths, which point downward so the can grip to the creek-bed in very fast-flowing water[2].
The genus is named for Geoff Mosley AM, the director of the Australian Conservation Foundation from 1973 to 1986.
Diversity
[edit]The following species that are assigned to this genus are:[3]
- Mosleyia lorica (Davies and McDonald, 1979)
- Mosleyia nannotis (Andersson, 1916)
- Mosleyia nyakalensis (Liem, 1974)
- Mosleyia rheocola (Liem, 1974)
References
[edit]- ↑ Donnellan, Stephen C.; Mahony, Michael J.; Esquerré, Damien; Brennan, Ian G.; Price, Luke C.; Lemmon, Alan; Moriarty Lemmon, Emily; Günther, Rainer; Monis, Paul; Bertozzi, Terry; Keogh, J. Scott; Shea, Glenn M.; Richards, Stephen J. (2025-06-19). "Phylogenomics informs a generic revision of the Australo-Paupuan treefrogs (Anura: Pelodryadidae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 204 (2). Oxford Academic: 1–80. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaf015. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
- ↑ Anstis, Marion (2013). Tadpoles and Frogs of Australia. Sydney, NSW: Reed New Holland. p. 50. ISBN 9781921517310.
- ↑ "Mosleyia Wells and Wellington, 1985". Amphibian Species of the World. Retrieved 24 June 2026.