A relict population of Pseudophryne toadlets in the Ocean Grove Nature Reserve, southern Victoria.

Autor: Dutson, Guy, Appleby, George, Byrne, Anthony, Lingham, Barry
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Zdroj: Victorian Naturalist; Dec2021, Vol. 138 Issue 6, p176-180, 5p
Abstrakt: Six individual Pseudophryne toadlets were heard calling in the Ocean Grove Nature Reserve, south of Geelong in Victoria, in autumn 2020. Three individuals had patterns intermediate between P. bibronii and P. semimarmorata, and it is concluded that this population is an intergrade. Another five were detected in autumn 2021. This population is potentially at risk from a reduction in autumn rainfall and consequent changes to the local hydrology. Additional surveys for calling Pseudophryne at historical locations and other suitable habitat within 40 km of Ocean Grove failed to find any calling individuals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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