Southern corroboree frog
The southern corroboree frog (Pseudophryne corroboree) is a species of Australian ground frog native to southeastern Australia.
| Southern corroboree frog | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Myobatrachidae |
| Genus: | Pseudophryne |
| Species: | P. corroboree |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudophryne corroboree Moore, 1953 | |
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.
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