''Geocrinia leai'', sometimes called Lea's frog, is a species in the taxonomic 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 ...

and is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found els ...

southwest Australia Southwest Australia is a biogeographic region in Western Australia. It includes the Mediterranean-climate area of southwestern Australia, which is home to a diverse and distinctive flora and fauna. The region is also known as the Southwest Aus ...

. As with the other species in the genera, ''

Geocrinia ''Geocrinia'' is a genus of frogs in the family Myobatrachidae. These frogs are endemic to Australia. Two species are known from southeastern Australia (Victoria and Tasmania), while one is known from southeastern Western Australia. All the spe ...

'', it is restricted to the high rainfall region at the south west of

Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to ...

; the very same Walpole/Nornalup district occupied by cogenor '' Geocrinia lutea''. Ecology is similar to that of '' Geocrinia rosea'', part of the so-called 'roseate complex'.

References

* Geocrinia Amphibians of Western Australia Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Amphibians described in 1898 Frogs of Australia Taxa named by Joseph James Fletcher Endemic fauna of Southwest Australia Warren bioregion {{WesternAustralia-stub