Species profile—Taudactylus eungellensis (Eungella dayfrog)

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) → Myobatrachidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=amphibia&family=myobatrachidae ) (Australian water frogs) → Taudactylus eungellensis (Eungella dayfrog)

( https://wildnet.itp.qld.gov.au/wws/images/3939?f=.jpg )
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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

Myobatrachidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=amphibia&family=myobatrachidae ) (Australian water frogs)

Scientific name

Taudactylus eungellensis Liem & Hosmer, 1973

Common name

Eungella dayfrog

Type reference

Liem, D.S. & Hosmer, W. (1973). Frogs of the genus Taudactylus with descriptions of two new species (Anura: Leptodactylidae), Mem. Qd. Mus. 16: 435-457 [455 figs 1C 2D 3D 8].

WildNet taxon ID

653

Alternate name(s)

Eungella torrent frog

Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status

Endangered

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC) status

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/17630?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=Taudactylus%20eungellensis )
• Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM) ( https://ozcam.ala.org.au/occurrences/search?taxa=Taudactylus%20eungellensis#tab_mapView )
• Atlas of Living Australia ( https://bie.ala.org.au/search?q=TAUDACTYLUS%2BEUNGELLENSIS )

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=653 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=653 ).

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.