| Mahonabatrachus | |
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| Calling male Javelin frog (Mahonabatrachus microbelos) | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Pelodryadidae |
| Genus: | Wells & Wellington, 1985 |
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Mahonabatrachus is a genus of tree frogs in the family Pelodryadidae.[1] These frogs are native to northern Australia and southern New Guinea. Species in the genus were previously included within the wastebasket genus Litoria, but were separated into a new genus in 2025. They are very small-to-small sized frogs that exhibit many shades of greys, browns or reds.[2]
The genus is named for Professor Michael Mahony in recognition for his work on Australian frogs [2].
Species
[edit]Mahonabatrachus contains six species:
| Common name | Binomial name |
|---|---|
| Kimberley rockhole frog | Mahonabatrachus aurifer (Anstis, Tyler, Roberts, Price, and Doughty, 2010) |
| Dwarf rocket frog | Mahonabatrachus dorsalis (Macleay, 1878) |
| Long-snouted frog | Mahonabatrachus longirostris (Tyler and Davies, 1977) |
| Rockhole frog | Mahonabatrachus meirianus (Tyler, 1969) |
| Javelin frog | Mahonabatrachus microbelos (Cogger, 1969) |
| Menemsorae tree frog | Mahonabatrachus timidus (Tyler and Parker, 1972) |
References
[edit]- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2026). "Mahonabatrachus Well and Wellington, 1985". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.2. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2026-04-04.
- ^ a b 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.