Mountain frog

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Mountain frog
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Limnodynastidae
Genus: Philoria
Species:
P. kundagungan
Binomial name
Philoria kundagungan
(Ingram & Corben, 1975)
Synonyms
  • Kyarranus kundagungan Ingram & Corben, 1975

The mountain frog (Philoria kundagungan), or red and yellow mountain frog, is a species of frog in the family Limnodynastidae.[1] The scientific name comes from the Gubbi Gubbi language of southern Queensland, 'kunda' meaning mountain and 'gungan' meaning frog.[2]

Range and habitat

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It is endemic to eastern Australia. Its natural habitats are subtropical montane rainforests and rivers. It lives in remnant rainforest pockets in the mountains of south-east Queensland and north-eastern New South Wales, including the Main Range and Teviot Range, and its distribution is severely fragmented. The mountain frog is known to be found on moist leaves and vegetation; they are also found near creeks or seepage areas.[3]

The mountain frog is endangered by habitat loss caused by logging. The species is also threatened by disturbances from upstream that affect hydrological processes or water quality.[3]

Sources

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  • Hero, J.-M.; Meyer, E.; Clarke, J. (2004). "Philoria kundagungan". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004 e.T54353A11128182. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T54353A11128182.en.

References

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  1. ^ a b Jean-Marc Hero, Ed Meyer, John Clarke (2004). "Philoria kundagungan". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004 e.T54353A11128182. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T54353A11128182.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "What's in a name?". Australian Geographic. 2016-02-16. Retrieved 2019-02-22.
  3. ^ a b Jean-Marc Hero, Ed Meyer, John Clarke (2004). "Philoria kundagungan". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004 e.T54353A11128182. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T54353A11128182.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)


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