Colleeneremia pyrina (Purser, Doughty, Rowley, Böhme, Donnellan, Anstis, Mitchell, Shea, Amey, Mitchell et al., 2025)

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The ruddy tree frog (Colleeneremia pyrina) is a species of tree frog in the family Pelodryadidae, endemic to eastern Australia. It is primarily found in human-disturbed habitats, mostly heard calling in suburban and rural areas in eastern Australia. It breeds in still waterbodies, primarily small to large ponds and flooded areas.

The ruddy tree frog is highly variable in colour, ranging from light grey (especially at daytime) to brown to brick red. It is indistinguishable from its closest relatives, the western desert tree frog and the desert tree frog by appearance, and can only be distinguished by location and genetic testing. The entire group are medium-sized frogs, characterised by small heads and short legs.

Wikipedia contributors, Ruddy tree frog; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T15:43:29.354690+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name

Colleeneremia pyrina (Purser, Doughty, Rowley, Böhme, Donnellan, Anstis, Mitchell, Shea, Amey, Mitchell et al., 2025)

Name authority

(Purser, Doughty, Rowley, Böhme, Donnellan, Anstis, Mitchell, Shea, Amey, Mitchell et al., 2025)

Rank

species

Accepted status

accepted

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Amphibia

Order

Anura

Family

Pelodryadidae

Genus

Colleeneremia

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.

1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
2. kingdomAnimalia
3. phylumChordata
4. subphylumVertebrata
5. infraphylumGnathostomata
6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
7. megaclassTetrapoda
8. classAmphibia
9. orderAnura
10. familyPelodryadidae Günther, 1858
11. genusColleeneremia Wells & Wellington, 1985
12. speciesColleeneremia pyrina (Purser, Doughty, Rowley, Böhme, Donnellan, Anstis, Mitchell, Shea, Amey, Mitchell et al., 2025)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Colleeneremia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

Browse 146 records assigned to Pelodryadidae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

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.

1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1271395 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:V5HP5. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.