FROGS OF THE GIBB RIVER ROAD, KIMBERLEY DIVISION, WESTERN AUSTRALIA

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Abstract
Sampling the frog fauna along a 390 km transect between Derby and Gibb River Station resulted in the collection of 28 species; representing 74% of the frog fauna of the Kimberley Division. Three assemblages could be recognised: a ubiquitous group common to all sampling sites, one restricted to the area around Derby, and a further group confined to rocky creeks in the Phillips Range area. Comparison of the fauna of each site along the transect suggests that a major change occurs between Lennard River and the King Leopold Ranges.

Notes are provided on species representing significant range extensions. Morphometric and osteological data for Uperoleia mjobergi and U. crassa, and a summary of call variation in these two species and U. lithomoda are provided. U. variegata is referred to the synonymy of U. lithomoda.