Species profile—Adelotus brevis (tusked 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) → Limnodynastidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=amphibia&family=limnodynastidae ) (Australian ground frogs) → Adelotus brevis (tusked frog)

( https://wildnet.itp.qld.gov.au/wws/images/3542?f=.jpg )
Go to Photo gallery ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=706#imgGallery )

Sighting data

Download

KML ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=706&f=kml ) | CSV ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=706&f=csv ) | GeoJson ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=706 )

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

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

Scientific name

Adelotus brevis (Günther, 1863)

Common name

tusked frog

Type reference

Gunther, A. (1863). On a new species of batrachians from Australia. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (3)11: 26-28.

WildNet taxon ID

706

Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status

Vulnerable

Conservation significant

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/17529?f=.png )

Species environment

Aquatic & Terrestrial

Other resources

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

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=706 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=706 ).

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.