The Cooloola sedge frog or Cooloola tree frog (Litoria cooloolensis) is a species of frog in the subfamily Pelodryadinae.
| Cooloola sedge frog | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Litoria |
| Species: | L. cooloolensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Litoria cooloolensis Liem, 1974
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Dryomantis cooloolensis — Wells and Wellington, 1985 | |
It is endemic to Australia and only known from Fraser and North Stradbroke Islands, off south-eastern Queensland.[1][2]
Habitat
editIt inhabits sandy coastal and island freshwater lakes and wallum creeks, with a preference for dense reed beds. It is threatened by water extraction and pollution and by tramping of the reef beds. It occurs in the Great Sandy National Park.[1]
Description
editThis amphibian's back is yellowish green, speckled with dark spots, and the hidden surfaces of its thighs are orange with a purple-brown stripe.[3] The belly is grainy and white in color.[4]
L. cooloolensis, like other members of the genus Litoria, has horizontal irises.
Taxonomy
editLitoria cooloolensis is part of the species-group L. bicolor, which was created to accommodate 7 species from the region that had characteristics in common.
The other members of the group are: Litoria fallax in Australia; Litoria bicolor in Austrália and Papua New Guine; Litoria bibonius, Litoria contrastens, Litoria longicrus and Litoria mystax in Papua New Guine.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c Harry Hines; Ed Meyer; Jean-Marc Hero; David Newell; John Clarke (2004). "Litoria cooloolensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T41032A10391210. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T41032A10391210.en. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. (2022). "Litoria cooloolensis Liem, 1974". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ IUCN (2004-04-30). "Litoria cooloolensis: Harry Hines, Ed Meyer, Jean-Marc Hero, David Newell, John Clarke: The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T41032A10391210". doi:10.2305/iucn.uk.2004.rlts.t41032a10391210.en. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Rowland, J. 2012. Cooloola sedgefrog, Litoria cooloolensis. Targeted species survey guidelines. Queensland Herbarium, Department of Environment and Science, Brisbane.
- ^ Kraus, Fred; Allison, Allen (June 2004). "Two New Treefrogs from Normanby Island, Papua New Guinea". Journal of Herpetology (2): 197–207. doi:10.1670/100-03A. ISSN 0022-1511. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
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