Interspecific amplexus in the threatened Booroolong Frog <i>Litoria booroolongensis</i>
ABSTRACT Interspecific amplexus is a form of reproductive interference, where a male anuran erroneously enters amplexus with an individual of another species. This behaviour has been widely documented for anurans worldwide and has various repercussions, including the energetic costs of misplaced efforts and hybridisation. In this paper, we report two observations of interspecific amplexus between a male Booroolong Frog Litoria booroolongensis and females of the Broad-palmed Rocket Frog Litoria latopalmata and Peron's Tree Frog Litoria peronii.
Authors
- Lachlan Thurtell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6571-4336)
- Michael McFadden (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6811-8505)
- David Hunter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3788-8950)
- Monique Van Sluys
- Gabriel Virgona
Institutions
- Taronga Conservation Society Australia (AU)
- Department of Environment and Conservation (CA)
- Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Australian Zoologist
- Published
- 2025-06-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7882/az.2025.022
- Primary Topic
- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00