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species:
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.
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<emphasis id="B964EA96FFDDFF971ACF432DC8689C0B" bold="true" box="[151,278,289,315]" pageId="17" pageNumber="144">Definition.</emphasis>
Nidicolous life history, terrestrial endotrophic larvae with vestigial non-feeding mouthparts, larvae &lt;
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in maximum length, adults &lt;
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in maximum length, fourth toe length &lt;
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, testes mass &lt;
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, egg compliment &lt;50, monophasic call, primarily spring breeding.
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<emphasis id="B964EA96FFDDFF971A9F4381C8519C97" bold="true" box="[199,303,397,423]" pageId="17" pageNumber="144">Content.</emphasis>
Four species:
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<emphasis id="B964EA96FFDDFF971B8C4382CB179C98" box="[468,617,398,424]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="144">Anstisia alba</emphasis>
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(Main)
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.
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<emphasis id="B964EA96FFDDFF971A9F43D9C81F9CDF" bold="true" box="[199,353,469,495]" pageId="17" pageNumber="144">Distribution.</emphasis>
Endemic to south-western
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<emphasis id="B964EA96FFDDFF971A9F43F6C8309F24" bold="true" box="[199,334,506,532]" pageId="17" pageNumber="144">Etymology.</emphasis>
The generic name
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honours the extensive life work of Dr Marion Anstis, work that has concisely outlined the developmental differences of the three current and four former
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species
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, allowing for delineation between the two genera. Relevantly, given that her work has largely focused on the life histories of Australian anurans, in our opinion it is fitting that her name be applied to a genus that is distinguished largely on its unique life history strategy and larval morphology.
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<emphasis id="B964EA96FFDDFF971ACF47E7C86A9B34" bold="true" box="[151,276,1515,1540]" pageId="17" pageNumber="144">FIGURE 7.</emphasis>
The species of
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in life. A)
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<emphasis id="B964EA96FFDDFF97188747E0CA4D9B33" box="[735,819,1516,1539]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="144">A. rosea</emphasis>
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, from Pemberton, Western Australia; B)
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<emphasis id="B964EA96FFDDFF971E8F47E0CC599B34" box="[1239,1319,1516,1540]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="144">A. lutea</emphasis>
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, from Walpole, Western Australia; C)
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<emphasis id="B964EA96FFDDFF971BEB441CC8839B18" box="[435,509,1552,1576]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="144">A. alba</emphasis>
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, from Witchcliffe, Western Australia; and D)
<taxonomicName id="4C104D07FFDDFF97198A441CCD3C9B18" box="[978,1090,1552,1576]" class="Amphibia" family="Myobatrachidae" genus="Geocrinia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="17" pageNumber="144" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="vitellina">
<emphasis id="B964EA96FFDDFF97198A441CCD3C9B18" box="[978,1090,1552,1576]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="144">A. vitellina</emphasis>
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, from Spearwood Creek, Western Australia. Photographs by G. Webster.
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<emphasis id="B964EA96FFDDFF971A9F4475C83C9BA3" bold="true" box="[199,322,1657,1683]" pageId="17" pageNumber="144">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
The appearance in life of frog species within
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and
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<emphasis id="B964EA96FFDDFF9719964476CD3E9BA4" box="[974,1088,1658,1684]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="144">Geocrinia</emphasis>
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is similar (see
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and
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) although key differences exist. The three species of
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<emphasis id="B964EA96FFDDFF9718B94492CA2D9B88" box="[737,851,1694,1720]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="144">Geocrinia</emphasis>
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can be reliably distinguished from the four
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species
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by ventral surface patterning in most cases. Ventral surfaces of
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<emphasis id="B964EA96FFDDFF9719FC44CECD789BEC" box="[932,1030,1730,1756]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="144">G. laevis</emphasis>
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and
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<emphasis id="B964EA96FFDDFF971E6244CECDB09BEC" box="[1082,1230,1730,1756]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="144">G. victoriana</emphasis>
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always have some degree of marbling in the form of light grey or brown blotches. This patterning can at times be present in
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<emphasis id="B964EA96FFDDFF971F7844EACC159A30" box="[1312,1387,1766,1792]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="144">G. leai</emphasis>
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, but this species can also present a uniform ventral surface with pale yellow hues. Males of all three species can feature yellow throats. All
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species
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however have distinctly individual ventral colouring. The ventral surface of
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<emphasis id="B964EA96FFDDFF971FDC4522C9B79A5C" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="144">A. alba</emphasis>
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is entirely uniform white; almost entirely coloured anteriorly with yolk orange in
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<emphasis id="B964EA96FFDDFF971E01455ECDAD9A5C" box="[1113,1235,1874,1900]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="144">A. vitellina</emphasis>
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; rose with pink to orange hues in
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<emphasis id="B964EA96FFDDFF971B67457AC8E49AA0" box="[319,410,1910,1936]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="144">A. rosea</emphasis>
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; and off-white or cream usually with a dark yellow or lemon-yellow wash in
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<emphasis id="B964EA96FFDDFF971EAC457ACC359AA0" box="[1268,1355,1910,1936]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="144">A. lutea</emphasis>
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. Males of the latter two species are known to have dark grey or black throats, with females having pink and yellow throats respectively. Dorsally,
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<emphasis id="B964EA96FFDDFF971BC045B2CB749AE8" box="[408,522,1982,2008]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="144">Geocrinia</emphasis>
species
</taxonomicName>
are highly variable but frequently feature a broad darker central marking. The dorsal pattern of
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<emphasis id="B964EA96FFDEFF941BD4429BC8979D80" box="[396,489,151,177]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="145">A. rosea</emphasis>
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and
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<emphasis id="B964EA96FFDEFF941879429BCB049D81" box="[545,634,151,177]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="145">A. lutea</emphasis>
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can resemble that of
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<emphasis id="B964EA96FFDEFF941936429BCA9E9D81" box="[878,992,151,177]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="145">Geocrinia</emphasis>
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but these species are reliably less variable, with the dorsal marking forming an inverted “V” on the lower back. Both
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<emphasis id="B964EA96FFDEFF941E4142B7CD159DE5" box="[1049,1131,187,213]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="145">A. alba</emphasis>
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and
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<emphasis id="B964EA96FFDEFF941EFA42B7CC609DE5" box="[1186,1310,187,213]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="145">A. vitellina</emphasis>
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are similar in dorsal appearance with broken streaks of scattered darker spots.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BAF3684FFDEFF941A9F430FCDD69F0D" blockId="18.[151,1437,151,753]" pageId="18" pageNumber="145">
In life, the appearance of tadpoles differs noticeably and cannot be confused, as
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<emphasis id="B964EA96FFDEFF941E1D430FCDC99C2D" box="[1093,1207,259,285]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="145">Geocrinia</emphasis>
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tadpoles have a kertinised oral disc with feeding mouthparts, while
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<emphasis id="B964EA96FFDEFF9418F3432BCA7B9C71" box="[683,773,295,321]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="145">Anstisia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
tadpoles do not. Tadpoles of the three
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<emphasis id="B964EA96FFDEFF941EF4432BCC609C71" box="[1196,1310,295,321]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="145">Geocrinia</emphasis>
species
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are uniformly brown on the dorsum, with patchy lighter colouration on the sides of the body and venter. In
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<emphasis id="B964EA96FFDEFF941F534347CC109C55" box="[1291,1390,331,357]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="145">G. laevis</emphasis>
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and
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<emphasis id="B964EA96FFDEFF941ACF4363C8529CB8" box="[151,300,367,393]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="145">G. victoriana</emphasis>
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the tail muscle is very light brown and fins mostly clear, while the tail muscle in
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<emphasis id="B964EA96FFDEFF941EE24363CC789CB9" box="[1210,1286,367,393]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="145">G. leai</emphasis>
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is pigmented with dark and light blotches with some irregular markings across the fins. Tadpoles of all
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<emphasis id="B964EA96FFDEFF941ED6439FCD969C9D" box="[1166,1256,403,429]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="145">Anstisia</emphasis>
species
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possess vibrant light blue flecks across the body and tail, which are most apparent when viewed laterally, against a pigmentation of deep red-brown (
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<emphasis id="B964EA96FFDEFF941BE343D7CB759CC5" box="[443,523,475,501]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="145">A. alba</emphasis>
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/
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<emphasis id="B964EA96FFDEFF94184B43D7CBF39CC5" box="[531,653,475,501]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="145">A. vitellina</emphasis>
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) to dark yellow-brown (
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<emphasis id="B964EA96FFDEFF9419C643D7CA8A9CC5" box="[926,1012,475,501]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="145">A. lutea</emphasis>
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/
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<emphasis id="B964EA96FFDEFF9419A443D7CD269CC4" box="[1020,1112,475,501]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="145">A. rosea</emphasis>
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). In the
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<emphasis id="B964EA96FFDEFF941EED43D7CC719CC5" box="[1205,1295,475,501]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="145">Anstisia</emphasis>
species
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, this pigmentation is lighter on the tail muscle than body, and fins are opaque. Metamorph frogs of both genera resemble the adults, although
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<emphasis id="B964EA96FFDEFF941B22402FC8AA9F0D" box="[378,468,547,573]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="145">Anstisia</emphasis>
species
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possess the vibrant blue flecking typical of the tadpoles.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BAF3684FFDEFF941A9F404BCD149FC1" blockId="18.[151,1437,151,753]" pageId="18" pageNumber="145">
In terms of distinguishing the two genera by advertisement call,
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<emphasis id="B964EA96FFDEFF9419FB404BCD6B9F51" box="[931,1045,583,609]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="145">Geocrinia</emphasis>
species
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can be identified by a call consisting of two distinct note
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(biphasic), compared to a singular note
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(monophasic) in
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<emphasis id="B964EA96FFDEFF941F5F4067CC1F9FB5" box="[1287,1377,619,645]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="145">Anstisia</emphasis>
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. The introductory note alone, present in
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<emphasis id="B964EA96FFDEFF94187D4083CBE99F99" box="[549,663,655,681]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="145">Geocrinia</emphasis>
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, is sufficient to distinguish this genus from all
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<emphasis id="B964EA96FFDEFF941EF74083CC779F99" box="[1199,1289,655,681]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="145">Anstisia</emphasis>
species.
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The closely related genus,
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<emphasis id="B964EA96FFDEFF941BC940BFC8B89FFD" box="[401,454,691,717]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="145">Assa</emphasis>
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, shares a similar monophasic ticking call to
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<emphasis id="B964EA96FFDEFF9419E240BFCD6A9FFD" box="[954,1044,691,717]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="145">Anstisia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
; however these genera are entirely allopatric, with
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<emphasis id="B964EA96FFDEFF941B1040DBC8039FC1" box="[328,381,727,753]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="145">Assa</emphasis>
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occurring in northern
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and southern
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.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
</treatment>
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