Species profile—Cyclorana novaehollandiae (eastern snapping 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) → Cyclorana novaehollandiae (eastern snapping frog)

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Sighting data

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KML ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=620&f=kml ) | CSV ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=620&f=csv ) | GeoJson ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=620 )

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

Cyclorana novaehollandiae Steindachner, 1867

Common name

eastern snapping frog

Type reference

Steindachner, F. (1867). Amphibien. In, Reise der osterreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859. Zoologie 1(4): 1-70 Vienna: State Printer [29 pl 2 figs 7-10].

WildNet taxon ID

620

Synonym(s)

Litoria novaehollandiae
Ranoidea novaehollandiae
Dryopsophus novaehollandiae

Alternate name(s)

eastern snapping-frog
New Holland frog

Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status

Least concern

Conservation significant

No

Wetland status

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

Endemicity

Native

Pest status

Nil

Species environment

Aquatic & Terrestrial

Other resources

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

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=620 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=620 ).

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.