Northern tinker frog
| Northern tinker frog | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Myobatrachidae |
| Genus: | Taudactylus |
| Species: | T. rheophilus
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| Binomial name | |
| Taudactylus rheophilus Liem & Hosmer, 1973
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The northern tinker frog (Taudactylus rheophilus), or tinkling frog, is a species of frog in the family Myobatrachidae. It is endemic to humid mountainous areas of north-eastern Queensland in Australia. It lives among rocks and logs at small fast-flowing streams. Adults are nocturnal.
As most other members of the genus Taudactylus, this species has declined drastically and is consequently considered critically endangered by the IUCN. The reason for this decline is unclear, but likely linked to the disease Chytridiomycosis. It may also be threatened by habitat loss.
Conservation status[]
It is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, and as Endangered under Queensland's Nature Conservation Act 1992.
References[]
- ^ Jean-Marc Hero, Ross Alford, Keith McDonald, Michael Cunningham, Richard Retallick (2004). "Taudactylus rheophilus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T21534A9299696. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T21534A9299696.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- Taudactylus rheophilus. Australian Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. Accessed 2008-06-29.
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- IUCN Red List critically endangered species
- Taudactylus
- Amphibians of Queensland
- Nature Conservation Act endangered biota
- Amphibians described in 1973
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