Biology:Northern corroboree frog

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Short description: Species of amphibian

Northern corroboree frog
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Myobatrachidae
Genus: Pseudophryne
Species:
P. pengilleyi
Binomial name
Pseudophryne pengilleyi
Wells & Wellington, 1985

The northern corroboree frog (Pseudophryne pengilleyi) is a species of Australian ground frog, native to southeastern Australia.[2] It is differentiated by the southern corrboree frog by having slightly narrower and greener stripes, while also being smaller.[3] Northern corroboree frogs live in waterlogged grasslands and adjacent woodlands.[3] Northern corrboree frogs spend most of their time in the woodlands, going to the waterlogged grasslands in the summer to breed.[3] Females lay around 25 eggs in damp vegetation, and hatch when water levels rise.[3] The northern corrboree frog is listed as critically endangered and has decreased massively, due to chytrid, weeds, droughts, climate change, and livestock.[3]

References

  1. Jean-Marc Hero, Frank Lemckert, Peter Robertson, Harold Cogger, Murray Littlejohn (2004). "Pseudophryne pengilleyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41050/78435819. Retrieved 8 January 2023. 
  2. Australian Biological Resources Study (15 March 2017). "Species Pseudophryne pengilleyi Wells & Wellington, 1985". Australian Faunal Directory. Canberra, Australian Capital Territory: Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, Australian Government. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Pseudophryne_pengilleyi. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Directorate, ACT Government; PositionTitle=Manager; SectionName=Coordination and Revenue; Corporate=Environment and Planning (2023-01-16). "Northern Corroboree Frog (Pseudophryne pengilleyi)" (in en). https://www.environment.act.gov.au/nature-conservation/conservation-and-ecological-communities/threatened-species-factsheets/northern_corroboree_frog#:~:text=The%20Northern%20Corroboree%20Frog%20differs,Kosciuszko%20National%20Park%20in%20NSW.. 

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