Litoria staccato Doughty & Anstis, 2007
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
The chattering rock frog (Litoria staccato) is a species of frog that is endemic to Western Australia. The species epithet staccato and the common name refer to the sound of its call.
Wikipedia contributors, Chattering rock frog; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T17:03:58.972295+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Litoria staccato Doughty & Anstis, 2007
- Name authority
- Doughty & Anstis, 2007
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Pelodryadidae
- Genus
- Litoria
- 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
- genusLitoria Tschudi, 1838
- speciesLitoria staccato Doughty & Anstis, 2007
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Litoria. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Litoria nigrofrenata (Günther, 1867) | PelodryadidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Litoria pallida Davies, Martin & Watson, 1983 | PelodryadidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Litoria watjulumensis (Copland, 1957) | PelodryadidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Litoria spaldingi (Hosmer, 1964) | PelodryadidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Litoria axillaris Doughty, 2011 | PelodryadidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Litoria coplandi (Tyler, 1968) | PelodryadidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Litoria freycineti Tschudi, 1838 | PelodryadidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Litoria inermis (Peters, 1867) | PelodryadidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Litoria latopalmata Günther, 1867 | PelodryadidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Litoria nasuta (Gray, 1842) | PelodryadidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Litoria personata Tyler, Davies & Martin, 1978 | PelodryadidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Litoria tornieri (Nieden, 1923) | PelodryadidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
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=774644 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. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
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:3VMPM. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.