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Cooloola sedge frog

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Cooloola sedge frog
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Litoria
Species:
L. cooloolensis
Binomial name
Litoria cooloolensis
Liem [de], 1974
Synonyms[2]

Dryomantis cooloolensis — Wells and Wellington, 1985

The Cooloola sedge frog or Cooloola tree frog (Litoria cooloolensis) is a species of frog in the subfamily Pelodryadinae. It is endemic to Australia and only known from Fraser and North Stradbroke Islands, off south-eastern Queensland.[1][2] It 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]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.