Species profile—Litoria kroombitensis (Kroombit treefrog)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Amphibia (amphibians) → Hylidae (tree frogs) → Litoria kroombitensis (Kroombit treefrog)

Species details

Kingdom

Animalia (animals)

Class

Amphibia (amphibians)

Family

Hylidae (tree frogs)

Scientific name

Litoria kroombitensis Hoskin, Hines, Meyer, Clarke & Cunningham, 2013

Common name

Kroombit treefrog

Type reference

Hoskin, C.J., Hines, H.B., Meyer, E., Clarke, J. & Cunningham, M. (2013). A new treefrog (Hylidae: Litoria) from Kroombit Tops, east Australia, and an assessment of conservation status. Zootaxa 3646(4): 426-446.

WildNet taxon ID

18279

Synonym(s)

Litoria pearsoniana (Kroombit Tops)
Ranoidea kroombitensis
Dryopsophus kroombitensis
Litoria sp. cf. barringtonensis (Kroombit Tops)

Alternate name(s)

cascade treefrog (Kroombit Tops)

Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status

CR

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC) status

Critically endangered

Conservation significant

Yes

Confidential

Yes

Endemicity

Native

Pest status

Nil

Map

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Species environment

Aquatic & Terrestrial

Other resources

• Species Profile and Threats Database (SPRAT)
• Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM)
• Atlas of Living Australia

Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=18279.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.