Dryopsophus citropa (Péron, 1807)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Blue Mountains Tree Frog - Litoria citropa
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Open encyclopedia reference
The Blue Mountains tree frog (Dryopsophus citropa) also called the variegated river tree frog is a species of tree frog in the family Pelodryadidae. It is endemic to southeastern Australia and is found in eastern Victoria and in southeastern New South Wales. The Jenolan Caves tree frog, a population formerly separated as Litoria jenolanensis, is nowadays included in this species.
Wikipedia contributors, Blue Mountains tree frog; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T15:58:21.105706+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Dryopsophus citropa (Péron, 1807)
- Name authority
- (Péron, 1807)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Pelodryadidae
- Genus
- Dryopsophus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyPelodryadidae Günther, 1858
- genusDryopsophus Fitzinger, 1843
- speciesDryopsophus citropa (Péron, 1807)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Dryopsophus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Dryopsophus nudidigitus (Copland, 1963) | PelodryadidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dryopsophus subglandulosus (Tyler & Anstis, 1983) | PelodryadidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dryopsophus daviesae (Mahony, Knowles, Foster & Donnellan, 2001) | PelodryadidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dryopsophus phyllochrous (Günther, 1863) | PelodryadidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dryopsophus barringtonensis (Copland, 1957) | PelodryadidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dryopsophus piperatus (Tyler & Davies, 1985) | PelodryadidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Hyla citropus (Péron, 1807) (Péron, 1807) | synonym |
| Litoria jenolanensis (Copland, 1957) (Copland, 1957) | synonym |
| Hyla citripoda Péron, 1807 Péron, 1807 | synonym |
| Hyla genolanensis Copland, 1957 Copland, 1957 | synonym |
| Dendrohyas citropa Tschudi, 1838 Tschudi, 1838 | synonym |
| Dryopsophus citropa (Tschudi, 1838) (Tschudi, 1838) | synonym |
| Dryopsophus jenolanesis (Copland, 1957) (Copland, 1957) | synonym |
| Hyla citropa (Péron, 1807) (Péron, 1807) | synonym |
| Hyla jenolanensis Copland, 1957 Copland, 1957 | synonym |
| Litoria citropa (Tschudi, 1838) (Tschudi, 1838) | synonym |
| Litoria citropa (Péron, 1807) (Péron, 1807) | synonym |
| Ranoidea citropa (Péron, 1807) (Péron, 1807) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1105230 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:37VQV. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.