Developmental biology of Uperoleia altissima Davies, Watson, McDonald, Trenerry & Werren, 1993 (Anura : Myobatrachidae)

Uperoleia altissima is a small fossorial frog restricted to upland areas in northeast Queensland. The frog breeds in the monsoonal wet season, and lay s clumps of eggs that fall to the floor of ephemeral ponds. Larvae hatch at stage 19. Later-stage larvae have moderately strongly arched tail fins, a sinistral spiracle, large, narrow, cavernous, external nares and a larval t ooth-row formula of two upper (second divided) and three lower rows (first and second divided). Labial papillae are strongly interrupted both anterior ly and posteriorly. Later-stage larvae are strongly pigmented although the strongly-pigmented tail tip of earlier larvae is less so. Larval life span is about 39 days in captivity.