Species profile—Litoria lorica (little waterfall frog)
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 lorica (little waterfall frog)
( https://wildnet.itp.qld.gov.au/wws/images/13991?f=.jpg )
Go to Photo gallery ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=602#imgGallery )
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 lorica Davies & McDonald, 1979
- Common name
- little waterfall frog
- Type reference
- Davies, M. & McDonald, K.R. (1979). A new species of stream-dwelling hylid frog from northern Queensland. Trans. R. Soc. S. Aust. 103: 169-176 [170 figs 1, 2A, B, C, 3].
- WildNet taxon ID
- 602
- Synonym(s)
- Dryopsophus loricus
Ranoidea lorica - Alternate name(s)
- armoured mistfrog
armoured frog
armoured mist frog
Thornton Peak treefrog - Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
- CR
- Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC) status
- Critically endangered
- Conservation significant
- Yes
- Confidential
- 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/17511?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%20lorica )
- Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM) ( https://ozcam.ala.org.au/occurrences/search?taxa=Litoria%20lorica#tab_mapView )
- Atlas of Living Australia ( https://bie.ala.org.au/search?q=LITORIA%2BLORICA )
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=602 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=602 ).
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.
