Sharp snouted day frog

The sharp snouted day frog (Taudactylus acutirostris), or sharp-nosed torrent frog, is an extant species of frog in the family Myobatrachidae. It is endemic to upland rainforest streams in north-eastern Queensland in Australia.

Sharp snouted day frog
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Myobatrachidae
Genus: Taudactylus
Species:
T. acutirostris
Binomial name
Taudactylus acutirostris
(Andersson, 1916)

Description

It was a diurnal, conspicuous and locally abundant species, but a rapid population decline began in 1988. It is considered endangered under Queensland's Nature Conservation Act 1992.[2] The primary cause for its rapid decline is believed to be the disease chytridiomycosis.[3]

References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). "Taudactylus acutirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T21529A78447380. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  2. Taudactylus acutirostris, Species Profile and Threats Database, Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australia.
  3. Schloegel, Hero, Berger, Speare, McDonald, & Daszak. 2006. The decline of the Sharp-snouted Day Frog (Taudactylus acutirostris): The First Documented Case of Extinction by Infection in a Free-Ranging Wildlife Species? EcoHealth 3: 35-40. PDF available


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