Overview
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Critically Endangered |
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Interesting Facts
- The Corroboree Frog (Pseudophryne corroboree) is a spectacular but Critically Endangered frog that has declined dramatically in distribution and abundance . It is now restricted to a few fragmented populations in subalpine and montane areas of New South Wales, Australia. Fewer than 250 mature individuals are thought to survive in the wild. (Ref 100465)
Common Names
Common Names in English:
Corroboree Frog
Description
Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 1,176 meters (0 to 3,858 feet).[1]
Biome: Terrestrial ; Freshwater
Ecology: The Corroboree Frog
is a habitat
specialist
, restricted
to montane
and sub-alpine woodlands, heathland and grassland above about 1,000 m
asl. Breeding sites are associated with shallow pools
, fens
, seepages, wet grassland, and wet heaths
. Non-breeding habitat occurs in forest
, woodland and heath adjacent to breeding sites. It breeds
in shallow pools or seepages. Osborne (1990b) summarised the main features of their reproductive ecology (after Pengilley 1966, 1971, 1973; W.S. Osborne unpubl.). Field
measurements
(Pengilley 1973) suggest that the species reaches
sexual maturity at three years of age (i.e.
, one year as an embryo/tadpole and two years as a juvenile/sub-adult), which is consistent with observations of captive-reared individuals (Osborne 1990b). It is unlikely that many adults
survive for more than one breeding season
(Osborne 1990b). Breeding occurs from January to February (Pengilley 1966, 1973; W.S. Osborne unpubl.) and 16-40 eggs
(Pengilley 1973) of ovum diameter 3.1-3.6 mm (capsule diameter 6.0-10.0 mm W.S. Osborne unpubl.) are deposited terrestrially (Pengilley 1966; W. Osborne unpubl.). Tadpoles
develop within the egg capsule and hatching
occurs when high ground-water levels after rain cause the nest
to become flooded (Osborne 1990b). Hatching occurs at four to six months (W.S. Osborne unpubl.) and the tadpole development period is six to eight months (Pengilley 1966, 1973; W.S. Osborne unpubl.). Metamorphosis occurs between December and early February (Pengilley 1966, 1973; W.S. Osborne unpubl.).[2]
List of Habitats: 1.4 Forest - Temperate
3.7 Shrubland - Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude
4.7 Grassland - Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude 5.4 Wetlands (inland) - Bogs
, Marshes, Swamps
, Fens, Peatlands 5.10 Wetlands (inland) - Tundra
Wetlands (incl. pools and temporary waters from snowmelt)
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- Auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Amphibia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Amphibians
- Subclass:
Lissamphibia
()
- Haeckel, 1866
- Order:
Anura
()
- (Rafinesque, 1815) Hogg, 1839:152
- Suborder:
Neobatrachia
()
- Reig, 1958
- Superfamily:
Myobatrachoidea
()
- Schlegel, 1850
- Family:
Myobatrachidae
()
- Schlegel in Gray, 1850
- Genus:
Pseudophryne
()
- Fitzinger, 1843
- Specific name:
corroboree
- Moore, 1953
- Scientific name: - Pseudophryne corroboree Moore, 1953
- Specific name:
corroboree
- Moore, 1953
- Genus:
Pseudophryne
(
- Family:
Myobatrachidae
(
- Superfamily:
Myobatrachoidea
(
- Suborder:
Neobatrachia
(
- Order:
Anura
(
- Subclass:
Lissamphibia
(
- Class:
Amphibia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Similar Species
Members of the genus Pseudophryne
There are approximately 17 species in this genus:
P. australis (Red-Crowned Toadlet) · P. bibroni · P. bibronii (Bibron's Toadlet) · P. blanchardi · P. coriacea (Keferstein's Toadlet) · P. corroboree (Corroboree Frog) · P. corroborree · P. covacevichae (Magnificent Broodfrog) · P. dendyi (Dendy's Toadlet) · P. douglasi (Douglas' Toad) · P. guentheri (GÜnther's Toadlet) · P. major (Great Brown Brood-Frog) · P. nichollsi · P. occidentalis (Orange-Crowned Toadlet) · P. pengilleyi (Northern Corroboree Frog) · P. raveni · P. semimarmorata (Southern Toadlet)
More Info
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Further Reading
- Amphibian Data. For additional documentation about utilization and CITES status, click on the Global Amphibian Assessment (GAA) link above to see the GAA account for this species or alternatively follow this link to the search function on the Global Amphibian Assessment web site and run your own search.
- Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. (compilers and editors) 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
- Berger, L., Speare, R. and Hyatt, A. 1999. Chytrid fungi and amphibian declines: overview, implications and future directions. In: A. Campbell (ed.), Declines and Disappearances of Australian Frogs, pp. 23-33. Environment Australia, Canberra.
- Groombridge, B. (ed.) 1994. 1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
- Hunter, D., Osborne, W., Marantelli, G. and Green, K. 1999. Implementation of a population augmentation project for remnant populations of the Southern Corroboree Frog (Pseudophryne corroboree). In: A. Campbell (ed.), Declines and Disappearances of Australian Frogs, pp. 158-167. Environment Australia, Canberra.
- IUCN. 2002. 2002 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.. Downloaded on 8 October 2002.
- Osborne, W., Hunter, D. and Hollis, G. 1999. Population declines and range contraction in Australian alpine frogs. In: Campbell, A. (ed.), Declines and Disappearances of Australian Frogs, pp. 145-157. Environment Australia, Canberra.
- Osborne, W.S. 1989. Distribution, relative abundance and conservation status of Corroboree Frogs, Pseudophryne corroboree (Anura: Myobatrachidae). Australian Wildlife Research 16: 537-547.
- Osborne, W.S. 1990. The biology and management of the Corroboree Frog (Pseudophryne corroboree) in NSW. In: Species Management Report No. 8. National Parks and Wildlife Service, Hurtsville, NSW.
- Osborne, W.S. and Norman, J.A. 1991. Conservation Genetics of Corroboree Frogs Pseudophryne corroboree Moore (Anura: Myobatrachidae): population subdivision and genetic divergence. Australian Journal of Zoology 39: 285-297.
- Pengilley, R. 1973. Breeding Biology of some species of Pseudophryne (Anura: Leptodactylidae) of the Southern Highlands New South Wales. Australian Journal of Zoology 18(1): 15-30.
- Pengilley, R.K. 1966. The biology of the genus Pseudophryne (Anura: Leptodactylidae). MSc. thesis, Australian National University, Canberra.
- Pengilley, R.K. 1971. Calling and associated behaviour of some species of Pseudophryne (Anura: Leptodactylidae). Journal of Zoology 163: 73-92.
- Tyler, M.J. 1997. The Action Plan for Australian Frogs. Wildlife Australia, Canberra, ACT.
Notes
Contributors
- Gillespie, G., Robertson, P. and Lemckert, F. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed November 25, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 4 providers.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 25, 2007:
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 29804
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 15579066
- IUCN ID: 18582
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 10289
Footnotes
- Mean = 413.420 meters (1,356.365 feet), Standard Deviation = 306.450 based on 36 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
- Gillespie, G., Robertson, P. & Lemckert, F. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008. [back]
