Species profile—Litoria olongburensis (wallum sedgefrog)

Classification

Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals ) (animals) → Amphibia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=amphibia ) (amphibians) → Hylidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=amphibia&family=hylidae ) (tree frogs) → Litoria olongburensis (wallum sedgefrog)

( https://wildnet.itp.qld.gov.au/wws/images/4313?f=.jpg )
Go to Photo gallery ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=593#imgGallery )

Sighting data

Download

KML ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=593&f=kml ) | CSV ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=593&f=csv ) | GeoJson ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=593 )

Species details

Kingdom

Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=amphibia ) (animals)

Class

Amphibia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=amphibia ) (amphibians)

Family

Hylidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=amphibia&family=hylidae ) (tree frogs)

Scientific name

Litoria olongburensis Liem & Ingram, 1977

Common name

wallum sedgefrog

Type reference

Liem, D.S. and Ingram, G.J. 1977. Two new species of frogs (Anura : Myobatrachidae, Pelodryadidae) from Queensland and New South Wales. Victorian Naturalist 94 : 255 - 262.

WildNet taxon ID

593

Alternate name(s)

wallum treefrog
sharp-snouted reed frog
Olongburra frog
white-lined sedgefrog
white-lined treefrog

Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status

Vulnerable

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC) status

Vulnerable

Conservation significant

Yes

Wetland status

Wetland Indicator Species ( https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/ecology/components/biota/fauna/fauna-indicator-species/ )

Endemicity

Native

Pest status

Nil

Map

View Map ( https://wildnet.itp.qld.gov.au/wws/images/17581?f=.png )

Species environment

Aquatic & Terrestrial

Other resources

• Species Profile and Threats Database (SPRAT) ( https://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/spratlookupspecies.pl?earchtype=Sciname&name=Litoria%20olongburensis )
• Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM) ( https://ozcam.ala.org.au/occurrences/search?taxa=Litoria%20olongburensis#tab_mapView )
• Atlas of Living Australia ( https://bie.ala.org.au/search?q=LITORIA%2BOLONGBURENSIS )

Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api ) using the Get species by ID function ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api/resource/d050bfcd-ad49-4776-9bdb-7d5fa8f94fe2 ) used under CC-By 4.0 ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ).
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=593 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=593 ).

This information is sourced from the WildNet platform ( https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/species-information/wildnet ) managed by the Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation.