Pseudophryne is a genus of small Myobatrachid

Myobatrachidae

Myobatrachidae is a family of frogs found in Australia and New Guinea. Members of this family vary greatly in size, from species less than long, to the second largest frog in Australia, the Giant Barred Frog , at in length...

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Frog

Frogs are amphibians in the order Anura , formerly referred to as Salientia . Most frogs are characterized by a short body, webbed digits , protruding eyes and the absence of a tail...

. All of these frogs are small terrestrial frogs, and as such, most species are commonly called toadlets (pseudo- meaning deceptive, phryne meaning toad). The genus is comrpised of thirteen species, ten from eastern Australia, and three from Western Australia

Western Australia

Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...

. Species within the Pseudophryne genus lay their eggs on moist ground. The tadpoles develop within the eggs, and once they reach hatching size, will become dormant. Once sufficient rain occurs to flush the eggs into a creek or river, the eggs will hatch and release tadpoles into the water. Many of the species within this genus have the ability to form hybrids.

Species

There are thirteen species from the Pseudophryne genus:

Common name	Binomial name
Red-crowned Toadlet Red-crowned Toadlet The Red-crowned Toadlet, is a species of Australian ground frog, restricted to the Sydney Basin, New South Wales. It is only found around sandstone escarpment areas around Sydney, from Ourimbah in the north, Nowra to the south and the Blue Mountains areas to the west...	Pseudophryne australis
Bibron’s Toadlet	Pseudophryne bibronii
Red-backed Toadlet Red-backed Toadlet The Red-backed Toadlet is a species of ground frog native to the coast and adjacent ranges of eastern Australia, from just north of Sydney to South-eastern Queensland.-Physical description:...	Pseudophryne coriacea
Corroboree Frog Corroboree frog The Corroboree frogs are two species of small, ground dwelling frogs, native to Southern Tablelands of Australia. The two species are the Southern Corroboree Frog and the Northern Corroboree Frog .-Taxonomy:'Corroboree' is an Indigenous Australian word for a gathering or meeting where...	Pseudophryne corroborree
Magnificent Brood Frog Magnificent Brood Frog The Magnificent Broodfrog is a species of frog in the Myobatrachidae family.It is endemic to Australia....	Pseudophryne covacevichae,
Southern Toadlet	Pseudophryne dendyi
Douglas’ Toadlet	Pseudophryne douglasi
Günther's Toadlet Günther's Toadlet The Günther's Toadlet is a species of frog in the Myobatrachidae family.It is endemic to Australia.Its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, intermittent rivers, swamps, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, and...	Pseudophryne guentheri
Large Toadlet Large Toadlet The Large Toadlet or Great Toadlet or Major Toadlet is a species of ground-dwelling frog native to eastern Queensland The Large Toadlet or Great Toadlet or Major Toadlet (Pseudophryne major) is a species of ground-dwelling frog native to eastern Queensland The Large Toadlet or Great Toadlet or...	Pseudophryne major
Orange-crowned Toadlet Orange-crowned Toadlet The Orange-crowned Toadlet or Western Toadlet is a species of frog in the Myobatrachidae family.It is endemic to Australia....	Pseudophryne occidentalis
Northern Corroboree Frog	Pseudophryne pengilleyi
	Pseudophryne raveni
Southern Toadlet	Pseudophryne semimarmorata