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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 Island|Fraser]] and [[North Stradbroke Island]]s, off south-eastern [[Queensland]].<ref name=IUCN/><ref name=Frost/> 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/>
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 Island|Fraser]] and [[North Stradbroke Island]]s, off south-eastern [[Queensland]].<ref name="IUCN" /><ref name="Frost" />
== 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">{{Citar periódico|url=http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/41032/0|título=Litoria cooloolensis: Harry Hines, Ed Meyer, Jean-Marc Hero, David Newell, John Clarke: The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T41032A10391210|data=2004-04-30|acessodata=2023-02-10|ultimo=IUCN|lingua=en|doi=10.2305/iucn.uk.2004.rlts.t41032a10391210.en}}</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 fallax'' 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 cooloolensis]]'' and ''[[Litoria fallax]]'' in Australia; ''[[Litoria bicolor]]'' in Austrália and Papua New Guine ; ''[[Litoria bibonius]], [[Litoria contrastens]]'' and ''[[Litoria mystax]]'' in Papua New Guine.<ref>{{Citar periódico|url=http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1670/100-03A|título=Two New Treefrogs from Normanby Island, Papua New Guinea|data=2004-06|acessodata=2023-02-10|periódico=Journal of Herpetology|número=2|ultimo=Kraus|primeiro=Fred|ultimo2=Allison|primeiro2=Allen|paginas=197–207|lingua=en|doi=10.1670/100-03A|issn=0022-1511}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

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Cooloola sedge frog
File:Cooloola Tree Frog - Litoria cooloolensis.jpg
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]

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.[1]

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.[3] The belly is grainy and white in color.[4]

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

Taxonomy

Litoria fallax 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 cooloolensis and Litoria fallax in Australia; Litoria bicolor in Austrália and Papua New Guine ; Litoria bibonius, Litoria contrastens and Litoria mystax in Papua New Guine.[5]

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.
  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 (2004-06). "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. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)