Rawlinsonia paraewingi (Watson, Loftus-Hills & Littlejohn, 1971)
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.
Brown Tree Frog (Litoria ewingii), photographed between Portland and Cape Bridgewater, Victoria, Australia.
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Open encyclopedia reference
The plains brown tree frog or Victorian frog (Rawlinsonia paraewingi) is a species of frog in the subfamily Pelodryadinae. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, rivers, freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, water storage areas, ponds, and canals and ditches.
Wikipedia contributors, Plains brown tree frog; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T18:45:40.606456+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Rawlinsonia paraewingi (Watson, Loftus-Hills & Littlejohn, 1971)
- Name authority
- (Watson, Loftus-Hills & Littlejohn, 1971)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Pelodryadidae
- Genus
- Rawlinsonia
- 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
- genusRawlinsonia Wells & Wellington, 1985
- speciesRawlinsonia paraewingi (Watson, Loftus-Hills & Littlejohn, 1971)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Rawlinsonia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Rawlinsonia verreauxii (Duméril, 1853) | PelodryadidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rawlinsonia eungellensis (Price, Hoskin, Mahony & Donnellan, 2025) | PelodryadidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rawlinsonia revelata (Ingram, Corben & Hosmer, 1982) | PelodryadidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rawlinsonia calliscelis (Peters, 1874) | PelodryadidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rawlinsonia corbeni Wells & Wellington, 1985 | PelodryadidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rawlinsonia jervisiensis (Duméril & Bibron, 1841) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Litoria paraewingi Watson, Loftus-Hills & Littlejohn, 1971 Watson, Loftus-Hills & Littlejohn, 1971 | 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=1099536 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:4RMZ7. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.