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Species profile—Philoria knowlesi (Mt Ballow mountain frog)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Amphibia (amphibians) → Limnodynastidae (Australian ground frogs) → Philoria knowlesi (Mt Ballow mountain frog)

Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Amphibia (amphibians)
Family
Limnodynastidae (Australian ground frogs)
Scientific name
Philoria knowlesi Mahony, Hines, Mahony & Donnellan, 2022
Common name
Mt Ballow mountain frog
Type reference
Mahony, M.J., Hines, H.B., Bertozzi, T., Bradford, T.M., Mahony, S.V., Newell, D., Clarke, J.M. & Donnellan, S.C. (2022). A new species of Philoria (Anura: Limnodynastidae) from the uplands of the Gondwana Rainforests World Heritage Area of eastern Australia. Zootaxa 5104: 209–241 (https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5104.2.3).
WildNet taxon ID
36765
Synonym(s)
Philoria loveridgei
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Endangered
Conservation significant
Yes
Confidential
Yes
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Terrestrial

Other resources

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=36765.

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

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
20 May 2024