Pseudophryne corroboree Moore, 1953
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 southern corroboree frog (Pseudophryne corroboree) is a species of Australian ground frog native to southeastern Australia. They are yellow and black in colour.
The species was described in 1953 by Fulbright research scholar John A. Moore from a specimen collected at Towong Hill Station at Corryong, Victoria, and sent to the Australian Museum. The curator, Roy Kinghorn, recognised it as a new species and allowed Moore to describe it.
Wikipedia contributors, Southern corroboree frog; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T18:19:51.411302+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Pseudophryne corroboree Moore, 1953
- Name authority
- Moore, 1953
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Myobatrachidae
- Genus
- Pseudophryne
- 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
- genusPseudophryne Fitzinger, 1843
- speciesPseudophryne corroboree Moore, 1953
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Pseudophryne. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Pseudophryne bibronii Günther, 1859 | MyobatrachidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pseudophryne occidentalis Parker, 1940 | MyobatrachidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pseudophryne raveni Ingram & Corben, 1994 | MyobatrachidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pseudophryne pengilleyi Wells & Wellington, 1985 | MyobatrachidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pseudophryne australis (Gray, 1835) | MyobatrachidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pseudophryne coriacea Keferstein, 1868 | MyobatrachidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pseudophryne covacevichae Ingram & Corben, 1994 | MyobatrachidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pseudophryne dendyi Lucas, 1892 | MyobatrachidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pseudophryne douglasi Main, 1964 | MyobatrachidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pseudophryne guentheri Boulenger, 1882 | MyobatrachidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pseudophryne robinsoni Donnellan, Mahony & Bertozzi, 2012 | MyobatrachidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pseudophryne semimarmorata Lucas, 1892 | 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 |
|---|---|
| Pseudophryne corroborree Moore, 1953 Moore, 1953 | 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=774915 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:4P7G4. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.