Coggerdonia Wells & Wellington 1985

Coggerdonia Wells & Wellington, 1985: 4 (Fig. 12) Type species: Hyla adelaidensis Gray, 1841, by original designation. Content: One species— Coggerdonia adelaidensis * (Gray, 1841). Diagnosis: Coggerdonia can be diagnosed from Mahonabatrachus by medium vs. small size; from Litoria and Mahonabatrachus by reduced finger webbing vs. none; and from Litoria by the absence vs. presence of an alary process of hyoid. Refer to Tables 1 and 2. Distribution and ecology: Arboreal frogs that call from emergent reeds in permanent ponds or slow-moving water, found in forests and woodlands and modified landscapes in south-western Australia. Etymology: According to Wells and Wellington (1985), named for Harold Cogger, in recognition of his contributions to Australian herpetology. The gender is feminine. Remarks: Coggerdonia is the equivalent of the Litoria adelaidensis Group of Tyler and Davies (1978).