Donnellan and colleagues revised the classification of Australian tree frogs in 2025. They used genetic, morphological and other biological evidence to clarify evolutionary relationships within the Australo-Papuan tree frog family, Pelodryadidae. The study recognizes 35 genera within the family, 22 of which occur in Australia. This classification aims to reflect the evolutionary relationships between species more accurately.
One example is the Australian green tree frog (Pelodryas caerulea), previously known as Litoria caerulea. In this case, the genus name changed, while the specific epithet, caerulea, remained unchanged.
Source: Donnellan et al. (2025): Phylogenomics informs a generic revision of the Australo-Papuan treefrogs (Anura: Pelodryadidae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 204(2), zlaf015.
