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| name = Cooloola sedge frog
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| status = EN
| status = EN
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name=IUCN>{{cite iucn |author=Harry Hines |author2=Ed Meyer |author3=Jean-Marc Hero |author4=David Newell |author5=John Clarke |date=2004 |title=''Litoria cooloolensis'' |volume=2004 |page=e.T41032A10391210 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T41032A10391210.en |access-date=8 January 2023}}</ref>
| regnum = [[Animalia]]
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| taxon = Litoria cooloolensis
| phylum = [[Chordata]]
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| authority = Liem, 1974
| classis = [[Amphibia]]
| synonyms = ''Dryomantis cooloolensis'' <small>— Wells and Wellington, 1985</small>
| ordo = [[Frog|Anura]]
| synonyms_ref = <ref name=Frost/>
| familia = [[Hylidae]]
}}
| genus = ''[[Litoria]]''
| species = '''''L. cooloolensis'''''
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| binomial = ''Litoria cooloolensis''
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| binomial_authority = Liem, 1974.
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The '''Cooloola sedge frog''' or '''Cooloola tree frog''' (''Litoria cooloolensis'') is a species of [[frog]] in the family [[Hylidae]].
It is [[endemic]] to [[Australia]].
Its natural [[habitat]]s are [[swamp]]s, freshwater [[lake]]s, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater [[marsh]]es, intermittent freshwater marshes, and coastal freshwater [[lagoon]]s.
It is threatened by [[habitat loss]].
Cooloola Tree Frogs only live in Australia and their lack of distribution adds to their endangerment. They mostly feed on bugs in their area; flies, spiders, moths, etc.
Their green skin helps camouflage them because of their very green and wet habitat.


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The '''Cooloola sedge frog''' or '''Cooloola tree frog''' ('''''Litoria cooloolensis''''') is a species of [[frog]] in the subfamily [[Pelodryadinae]].
==Sources==
* Hines, H., Meyer, E., Hero, J.-M., Newell, D. & Clarke, J. 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/41032/all Litoria cooloolensis]. [https://web.archive.org/web/20140627000000/http://www.iucnredlist.org/ 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 21 July 2007.


It is [[endemic]] to Australia and only known from [[Fraser Island|Fraser]] and [[North Stradbroke Island]]s, off south-eastern [[Queensland]].<ref name="IUCN" /><ref name="Frost" />
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== Habitat ==
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]].<ref name="IUCN" />

== Description ==
This amphibian's back is yellowish green, speckled with dark spots, and the hidden surfaces of its thighs are orange with a purple-brown stripe.<ref name=":0">{{cite journal|access-date=2023-02-10|date=2004-04-30|doi=10.2305/iucn.uk.2004.rlts.t41032a10391210.en|language=en|last=IUCN|title=Litoria cooloolensis: Harry Hines, Ed Meyer, Jean-Marc Hero, David Newell, John Clarke: The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T41032A10391210|url=http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/41032/0|doi-access=free}}<!-- auto-translated by Module:CS1 translator --></ref> The belly is grainy and white in color.<ref>Rowland, J. 2012. Cooloola sedgefrog, Litoria cooloolensis. Targeted species survey guidelines. Queensland Herbarium, Department of Environment and Science, Brisbane.</ref>

''L. cooloolensis'', like other members of the genus Litoria, has horizontal irises.

== Taxonomy ==
''Litoria'' ''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.<ref>{{cite journal|access-date=2023-02-10|date=June 2004|doi=10.1670/100-03A|first=Fred|first2=Allen|issn=0022-1511|language=en|last=Kraus|last2=Allison|number=2|pages=197–207|periodical=Journal of Herpetology|title=Two New Treefrogs from Normanby Island, Papua New Guinea|url=http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1670/100-03A}}<!-- auto-translated by Module:CS1 translator --></ref>

==References==
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<ref name=Frost>{{cite web |url=https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/Amphibia/Anura/Hylidae/Pelodryadinae/Litoria/Litoria-cooloolensis |title=''Litoria cooloolensis'' Liem, 1974 |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2022 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |doi=10.5531/db.vz.0001 |access-date=8 January 2023}}</ref>
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[[Category:Litoria]]
[[Category:Litoria]]
[[Category:Frogs of Australia]]
[[Category:Endemic fauna of Australia]]
[[Category:Amphibians of Queensland]]
[[Category:Amphibians of Queensland]]
[[Category:Amphibians described in 1974]]
[[Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot]]




Latest revision as of 23:34, 7 April 2024

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, 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]

Habitat[edit]

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]

Description[edit]

This 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[edit]

Litoria 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]

  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.
  3. ^ 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)
  4. ^ Rowland, J. 2012. Cooloola sedgefrog, Litoria cooloolensis. Targeted species survey guidelines. Queensland Herbarium, Department of Environment and Science, Brisbane.
  5. ^ 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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