Northern corroboree frog
The northern corroboree frog is one of two species of corroboree frog (Pseudophryne pengilleyi). The other is the southern corroboree frog.
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| Genus: | Pseudophryne
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| Pseudophryne pengilleyi Wells and Wellington, 1985
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The two frogs were believed to be the same. But in 1996 they were recognised as two different species.[2] The northern corroboree frog is a very small black frog with either light green or yellow stripes. Unlike the southern species, these stripes are sometimes broken.
It lives in the subalpine areas of south eastern Australia, an area of about 550 km2 (212 sq mi) including the Kosciusko National Park, Namadgi National Park, the Brindabella Mountains and the Fiery Ranges.[3]
The northern corroboree frog has not suffered as badly as the southern as it has a much larger habitat. It lives above 1,000 m (3,281 ft)above sea level and with higher population numbers at the lower level. It has recently been downgraded from critical to an endangered species by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN).[1]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Pseudophryne pengilleyi (Northern corroboree frog)". iucnredlist.org. 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
Wells and Wellington, 1985
[permanent dead link] - ↑ "Pseudophryne pengilleyi — Northern corroboree frog". environment.gov.au. 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
- ↑ "NSW threatened species - Northern corroboree frog". threatenedspecies.environment.nsw.gov.au. 2011. Archived from the original on 15 December 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2011.