Motorbike frog

For the frog found in Eastern Australia, see Green and golden bell frog.

Motorbike frog
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Ranoidea
Species:
R. moorei
Binomial name
Ranoidea moorei
(Copland, 1957)
Distribution of Ranoidea moorei[2]
Ranoidea moorei (motorbike frogs), night-time calls

The motorbike frog (Ranoidea moorei) is a ground-dwelling tree frog of the subfamily Pelodryadinae found in Southwest Australia.[3] Its common name is derived from the male frog's mating call, which sounds similar to a motorbike changing up through gears; it is also known as Moore's frog,[1][3] the western bell frog, western green and golden bell frog,[4] and western green tree frog. The Noongar name for it is Kyooya.[5]Note 1

  1. ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). "Litoria moorei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T41100A78449826. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T41100A78449826.en. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  2. ^ Black, Dave. "Frogs of Australia > Litoria moorei / Motorbike Frog". frogs.org.au. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Motorbike Frog". museum.wa.gov.au. Western Australian Museum. Archived from the original on 20 October 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  4. ^ "Backyard Buddies: Motorbike Frogs". fnpw.org.au. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  5. ^ Rewild Perth. "Search: Species: Litoria moorei : Motorbike Frog Occurrence records". rewildperth.com.au/. Retrieved 7 October 2023.