Eremnoculus Mahony, Richards & Donnellan 2025, gen. nov.

Eremnoculus Mahony, Richards & Donnellan, gen. nov. (Fig. 16) ZooBank LSID: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 3FD4893D-79A5- 4DE5-B308-E9C6EB520849 Type species: Hyla dayi Günther, 1897. Content: One species— Eremnoculus dayi * (Günther, 1897) comb. nov. Diagnosis: Eremnoculus can be diagnosed from its sister lineage, Mosleyia, by presence of a vocal sac, presence of a well-developed palpebral reticulum, granular nuptial pads, and the presence of the AMES. Refer toTables 1 and 2. Distribution and ecology: Australian Wet Tropics in north-eastern Queensland. Semi-aquatic frogs that breed in streams in tropical rainforest. Large unpigmented eggs laid under or glued to rocks; tadpoles with large, ventrally located suctorial oral discs. Etymology: From the Greek ἐΡεμνός (eremnos, = black) and Latin oculus (eye), referring to large dark eye in the species. The gender of oculus is masculine. Remarks: A monotypic lineage on a long branch associated with the torrent frogs, Mosleyia, also from the Australian Wet Tropics in north-eastern Queensland.