Rawlinsonia Wells & Wellington, 1985: 5

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Rawlinsonia Wells & Wellington, 1985: 5

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Type species: Hyla ewingii Duméril & Bibron, 1841 , by original designation.

Content: Eight species— Rawlinsonia corbeni * ( Wells & Wellington, 1985), Rawlinsonia ewingii* ( Duméril & Bibron, 1841) , Rawlinsonia jervisiensis * ( Duméril & Bibron, 1841) , Rawlinsonia littlejohni * ( White et al., 1994) , Rawlinsonia paraewingi * ( Watson, Loftus-Hills & Littlejohn, 1971) comb. nov., Rawlinsonia revelata * ( Ingram, Corben & Hosmer, 1982) , Rawlinsonia verreauxii * ( Duméril, 1853) , Rawlinsonia watsoni * (Mahony, Moses, Mahony, Lemckert & Donnellan, 2020) comb. nov.

Diagnosis: Rawlinsonia can be diagnosed from Colleeneremia by three vs. two slips of the m. extensor digitorum communis, by a call type that is only pulse repetition vs. a combined pulse repetition and pulsatile call type; from Pengilleyia by ossified vs. cartilaginous intercalary structures; from Saganura by small to medium vs. large eggs, and by a pulse repetition vs. tonal call type. Refer to Tables 1 and 2.

Distribution and ecology: Arboreal frogs that breed in permanent ponds and slow flowing water in streams in forests, woodlands, heaths, grasslands, and modified habitats in eastern Australia.

Etymology: According to Wells and Wellington (1985), named for Peter Rawlinson in recognition of his contributions to Australian herpetology. By their inclusion of the feminine adjectival species epithets alpina, dentata , and revelata in their genus, the gender is to be treated as feminine (Article 30.2.3).

Remarks: Rawlinsonia is the equivalent of the Litoria ewingii Group of Tyler and Davies (1978).