Species profile—Litoria pearsoniana (cascade treefrog)

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 pearsoniana (cascade treefrog)

Sighting data

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KML ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=595&f=kml ) | CSV ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=595&f=csv ) | GeoJson ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=595 )

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 pearsoniana (Copland, 1961)

Common name

cascade treefrog

Type reference

Copland, S.J. (1960) A new tree frog (genus Hyla) from Queensland. Proceedings of the Linnaean Society of New South Wales 85(1): 154-156. Copland, S.J. (1961) A new name for Hyla pearsoni, preoccupied (Amphibia). Ibid 86(1): 168.

WildNet taxon ID

595

Synonym(s)

Litoria phyllochroa
Ranoidea pearsoniana
Dryopsophus pearsonianus

Alternate name(s)

mountain stream treefrog
Pearson's green treefrog
Pearson's treefrog
Pearson's frog

Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) 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/17582?f=.png )

Species environment

Aquatic & Terrestrial

Other resources

• Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM) ( https://ozcam.ala.org.au/occurrences/search?taxa=Litoria%20pearsoniana#tab_mapView )
• Atlas of Living Australia ( https://bie.ala.org.au/search?q=LITORIA%2BPEARSONIANA )

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=595 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=595 ).

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.