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Species of frog

Cooloola sedge frog
Conservation status

Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Litoria
Species: L. cooloolensis
Binomial name
Litoria cooloolensis
Liem, 1974
Synonyms

Dryomantis cooloolensis — Wells and Wellington, 1985

The Cooloola sedge frog or Cooloola tree frog (Litoria cooloolensis) is a species of frog in the subfamily Pelodryadinae.

It is endemic to Australia and only known from Fraser and North Stradbroke Islands, off south-eastern Queensland.

Habitat

It inhabits sandy coastal and island freshwater lakes and wallum creeks, with a preference for dense reed beds. It is threatened by water extraction and pollution and by tramping of the reef beds. It occurs in the Great Sandy National Park.

Description

This amphibian's back is yellowish green, speckled with dark spots, and the hidden surfaces of its thighs are orange with a purple-brown stripe. The belly is grainy and white in color.

L. cooloolensis, like other members of the genus Litoria, has horizontal irises.

Taxonomy

Litoria cooloolensis is part of the species-group L. bicolor, which was created to accommodate 7 species from the region that had characteristics in common.

The other members of the group are: Litoria fallax in Australia; Litoria bicolor in Austrália and Papua New Guine; Litoria bibonius, Litoria contrastens, Litoria longicrus and Litoria mystax in Papua New Guine.

References

  1. ^ Harry Hines; Ed Meyer; Jean-Marc Hero; David Newell; John Clarke (2004). "Litoria cooloolensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T41032A10391210. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T41032A10391210.en. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2022). "Litoria cooloolensis Liem, 1974". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  3. IUCN (2004-04-30). "Litoria cooloolensis: Harry Hines, Ed Meyer, Jean-Marc Hero, David Newell, John Clarke: The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T41032A10391210". doi:10.2305/iucn.uk.2004.rlts.t41032a10391210.en. Retrieved 2023-02-10. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. Rowland, J. 2012. Cooloola sedgefrog, Litoria cooloolensis. Targeted species survey guidelines. Queensland Herbarium, Department of Environment and Science, Brisbane.
  5. Kraus, Fred; Allison, Allen (June 2004). "Two New Treefrogs from Normanby Island, Papua New Guinea". Journal of Herpetology (2): 197–207. doi:10.1670/100-03A. ISSN 0022-1511. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
Taxon identifiers
Litoria cooloolensis


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