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Species profile—Litoria lorica (little waterfall frog)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Amphibia (amphibians) → Hylidae (tree frogs) → Litoria lorica (little waterfall frog)

Photo of Litoria lorica (little waterfall frog) - Best, R.,QPWS,2010
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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Amphibia (amphibians)
Family
Hylidae (tree frogs)
Scientific name
Litoria lorica Davies & McDonald, 1979
Common name
little waterfall frog
Type reference
Davies, M. & McDonald, K.R. (1979). A new species of stream-dwelling hylid frog from northern Queensland. Trans. R. Soc. S. Aust. 103: 169-176 [170 figs 1, 2A, B, C, 3].
WildNet taxon ID
602
Synonym(s)
Dryopsophus loricus
Ranoidea lorica
Alternate name(s)
armoured mistfrog
armoured frog
armoured mist frog
Thornton Peak treefrog
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
CR
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC) status
Critically endangered
Conservation significant
Yes
Confidential
Yes
Wetland status
Wetland Indicator Species
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
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Species environment
Aquatic & Terrestrial

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=602.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Last updated
8 March 2022