Biology:Northern tinker frog

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Short description: Species of amphibian

Northern tinker frog

Critically endangered, possibly extinct (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Myobatrachidae
Genus: Taudactylus
Species:
T. rheophilus
Binomial name
Taudactylus rheophilus

The northern tinker frog, northern timber frog, or tinkling frog (Taudactylus rheophilus) is a species of frog in the family Myobatrachidae. It is endemic to humid mountainous areas of north-eastern Queensland in Australia.[1][2] It lives among rocks and logs at small fast-flowing streams.[1] Adults are nocturnal.[3]

Conservation status

As most other members of the genus Taudactylus, this species has declined drastically. It is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List[1] and under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.[3] The precise reason for this decline is unclear, but likely linked to the disease chytridiomycosis. It may also be threatened by habitat loss.[1][3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). "Taudactylus rheophilus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T21534A78446538. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/21534/78446538. Retrieved 27 December 2022. 
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2022). "Taudactylus rheophilus Liem and Hosmer, 1973". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001. https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/Amphibia/Anura/Myobatrachoidea/Myobatrachidae/Taudactylus/Taudactylus-rheophilus. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Taudactylus rheophilus — Tinkling Frog". Species Profile and Threats Database. Australian Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/publicspecies.pl?taxon_id=1890. 

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