Geocrinia victoriana (Boulenger, 1888)
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.
Geocrinia victoriana - Eastern Smooth Frog in Victoria, Australia. Photo by Donna Belder. Original iNaturalist observation here: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/211346233
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Open encyclopedia reference
The eastern smooth frog (Geocrinia victoriana), or Victoria ground froglet, is a species of frog in the family Myobatrachidae.
It is endemic to Australia, specifically to the states of Victoria and New South Wales, where its natural habitats are widely variable, including both wet and dry forests, grasslands, and alpine bogs.
Wikipedia contributors, Eastern smooth frog; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T16:12:36.962495+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Geocrinia victoriana (Boulenger, 1888)
- Name authority
- (Boulenger, 1888)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Myobatrachidae
- Genus
- Geocrinia
- 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
- superfamilyMyobatrachoidea Schlegel, 1850
- familyMyobatrachidae Schlegel in Gray, 1850
- genusGeocrinia Blake, 1973
- speciesGeocrinia victoriana (Boulenger, 1888)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Geocrinia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Geocrinia laevis (Günther, 1864) | MyobatrachidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Geocrinia leai (Fletcher, 1898) | MyobatrachidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Crinia froggatti Fletcher, 1891 Fletcher, 1891 | synonym |
| Crinia laevis froggatti Fletcher, 1891 Fletcher, 1891 | synonym |
| Crinia victoriana Boulenger, 1888 Boulenger, 1888 | 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=664681 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:3FP6M. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.