Crinia tinnula Straughan & Main, 1966
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 wallum froglet (Crinia tinnula) or tinkling froglet is a species of ground-dwelling frog native to the east coast of Australia, from southeast Queensland to Kurnell, NSW. It is strongly associated with Wallum swampland.
Wikipedia contributors, Wallum froglet; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T15:48:33.450670+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Crinia tinnula Straughan & Main, 1966
- Name authority
- Straughan & Main, 1966
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Myobatrachidae
- Genus
- Crinia
- 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
- genusCrinia Tschudi, 1838
- speciesCrinia tinnula Straughan & Main, 1966
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Crinia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Crinia signifera Girard, 1853 | MyobatrachidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Crinia georgiana Tschudi, 1838 | MyobatrachidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Crinia insignifera Moore, 1954 | MyobatrachidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Crinia sloanei Littlejohn, 1958 | MyobatrachidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Crinia tasmaniensis (Günther, 1864) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Ranidella tinnula (Straughan & Main, 1966) (Straughan & Main, 1966) | 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=664675 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:ZGDG. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.