Neobatrachus wilsmorei (Parker, 1940)
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
Goldfield's bullfrog (Neobatrachus wilsmorei), or Wilsmore's frog, is a species of frog in the family Limnodynastidae.
It is endemic to Australia.
Its natural habitats are temperate shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, intermittent freshwater marshes, hot deserts, and temperate desert.
Wikipedia contributors, Goldfield's bull frog; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T17:19:39.489691+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Neobatrachus wilsmorei (Parker, 1940)
- Name authority
- (Parker, 1940)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Limnodynastidae
- Genus
- Neobatrachus
- 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
- familyLimnodynastidae Lynch, 1969
- genusNeobatrachus Peters, 1863
- speciesNeobatrachus wilsmorei (Parker, 1940)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Neobatrachus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Neobatrachus fulvus Mahony & Roberts, 1986 | LimnodynastidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Neobatrachus kunapalari Mahony & Roberts, 1986 | LimnodynastidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Neobatrachus pelobatoides (Werner, 1914) | LimnodynastidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Neobatrachus pictus Peters, 1863 | LimnodynastidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Neobatrachus sudelli (Lamb, 1911) | LimnodynastidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Neobatrachus sutor Main, 1957 | LimnodynastidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Neobatrachus albipes Roberts, Mahony, Kendrick & Majors, 1991 | LimnodynastidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Neobatrachus aquilonius Tyler, Davies & Martin, 1981 | LimnodynastidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Heleioporus wilsmorei Parker, 1940 Parker, 1940 | 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=663969 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:46B2Q. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.