Rawlinsonia verreauxii (Duméril, 1853)
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.
Whistling tree frog, Maddens Plains, NSW, Australia
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Open encyclopedia reference
The whistling tree frog (Rawlinsonia verreauxii), or Verreaux's tree frog, is a species of frog found in Australia. It has been divided into two subspecies, the nominate Verreaux's tree frog (R. v. verreauxii) and the Verreaux's alpine tree frog (R. v. alpina). The alpine tree frog is restricted to the southern alps of New South Wales and Victoria. Verreaux's tree frog is widespread throughout south-eastern Queensland, coastal and highland regions of New South Wales, and south-eastern Victoria.
Wikipedia contributors, Whistling 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 verreauxii (Duméril, 1853)
- Name authority
- (Duméril, 1853)
- 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 verreauxii (Duméril, 1853)
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 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 |
| Rawlinsonia paraewingi (Watson, Loftus-Hills & Littlejohn, 1971) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Rawlinsonia alpina (Fry, 1915) (Fry, 1915) | synonym |
| Hyla ewingi alpina Fry, 1915 Fry, 1915 | synonym |
| Hyla ewingi loveridgei Copland, 1957 Copland, 1957 | synonym |
| Hyla ewingii verreauxii Duméril, 1853 Duméril, 1853 | synonym |
| Litoria verreauxi alpina (Fry, 1915) (Fry, 1915) | synonym |
| Litoria verreauxii (Duméril, 1853) (Duméril, 1853) | synonym |
| Rawlinsonia oberonensis (Copland, 1963) (Copland, 1963) | synonym |
| Hyla ewingi orientalis Fletcher, 1898 Fletcher, 1898 | synonym |
| Hyla verreauxii Duméril, 1853 Duméril, 1853 | synonym |
| Litoria verreauxi verreauxii (Duméril, 1853) (Duméril, 1853) | synonym |
| Hyla ewingi oberonensis Copland, 1963 Copland, 1963 | 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=1099189 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:4RMZ9. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.