Top End Frog Squawker
Pauropsalta adelphe Owen and Moulds, 2016
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Male
Species number (TNS):
700.
Fore wing length:
29–32 mm.
Distribution and seasonality:
In the Northern Territory from east of
Darwin east to Oenpelli and south to
near Katherine. Adults occur from
October to January.
Notable localities:
Litchfield National Park, Humpty Doo,
Pine Creek.
Habitat:
Eucalypt woodland. Populations are
highly localised.
Calling song and behaviour:
Deep notes, similar to the croaking of a
frog. Males often call in unison. Adults
perch on the main trunks of eucalypts
and other trees. Like many Pauropsalta
species, adults in this species complex
are quite mobile.
Similar species:
Kimberley Frog Squawker.
Female
Habitat
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