Species profile—Cyclorana australis (northern 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 australis (northern snapping frog)

( https://wildnet.itp.qld.gov.au/wws/images/3599?f=.jpg )
Go to Photo gallery ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=642#imgGallery )

Sighting data

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KML ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=642&f=kml ) | CSV ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=642&f=csv ) | GeoJson ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=642 )

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 australis (Gray, 1842)

Common name

northern snapping frog

Type reference

Gray, J.E. (1842). Description of some hitherto unrecorded species of Australian reptiles and batrachians, in Gray, J.E. (ed.) Zoological Miscellany. London: Treuttel, Wurtz & Co. pp. 51-57 [56].

WildNet taxon ID

642

Synonym(s)

Dryopsophus australis
Ranoidea australis
Litoria australis

Alternate name(s)

northern snapping-frog
giant 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%20australis#tab_mapView )
• Atlas of Living Australia ( https://bie.ala.org.au/search?q=CYCLORANA%2BAUSTRALIS )

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=642 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=642 ).

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.