Saganura Wells and Wellington 1985

Saganura Wells and Wellington 1985: 6 (Fig. 33) Type species: Hyla burrowsi Scott, 1942, by original designation. Content: One species— Saganura burrowsae * (Scott, 1942). Diagnosis: Saganura can be diagnosed from Rawlinsonia by large vs. small to medium eggs, and by a tonal vs. pulse repetition call type. Refer to Tables 1 and 2. Distribution and ecology: An arboreal frog that breeds in static or slow-flowing ephemeral or permanent waterbodies in moorlands, sedgelands, and forests in Tasmania. Etymology: According to Wells and Wellington (1985), named for Carl Sagan of Cornell University. The ‘ ura ’ component of the name is not explained but could be considered to be derived from the Greek οὐΡᾱ́ (oura, tail, feminine, often Latinized as ‘ ura ’). While this makes little sense in itself, it is likely a play on words, derived from the ordinal name for frogs, Anura, the first two letters of which are shared with the last two letters of Sagan’s name, the name thereby meaning Sagan’s frog. The gender is therefore to be treated as feminine. Remarks: Saganura is the equivalent in part to the Litoria maculata [= spenceri] Group of Tyler and Davies (1978).