Species profile—Pseudophryne covacevichae (magnificent broodfrog)

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) → Pseudophryne covacevichae (magnificent broodfrog)

( https://wildnet.itp.qld.gov.au/wws/images/3928?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

Pseudophryne covacevichae Ingram & Corben, 1994

Common name

magnificent broodfrog

Type reference

Ingram, G.J. and Corben, C.J. 1994. Two new species of broodfrog (Pseudophryne) from Queensland. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 37(1) : 267 - 272.

WildNet taxon ID

660

Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status

Vulnerable

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC) status

Vulnerable

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/17619?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=Pseudophryne%20covacevichae )
• Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM) ( https://ozcam.ala.org.au/occurrences/search?taxa=Pseudophryne%20covacevichae#tab_mapView )
• Atlas of Living Australia ( https://bie.ala.org.au/search?q=PSEUDOPHRYNE%2BCOVACEVICHAE )

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=660 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=660 ).

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.