''Assa'' is a genus of
frog in the family
Myobatrachidae
Myobatrachidae, commonly known as Australian ground frogs or Australian water frogs, is a family of frogs found in Australia and New Guinea. Members of this family vary greatly in size, from species less than long, to the second-largest frog ...
. These frogs are
endemic to a few parts of eastern
Australia
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.
Both species are found on a few mountains in
Queensland and
New South Wales. For a significant portion of time, the only species in this genus was the
pouched frog (''A. darlingtoni''). However, a second species, ''A. wollumbin'', was described in 2021 following a rangewide genetic survey of ''A. darlingtoni''. Both species are notable in that the males have subcutaneous pouches on their hips in which they carry their tadpoles until they metamorphosize.
Species
References
Taxa named by Michael J. Tyler
Myobatrachidae
Amphibian genera
Amphibians of Australia
Endemic fauna of Australia
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