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Species profile—Litoria pearsoniana (cascade treefrog)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Amphibia (amphibians) → Hylidae (tree frogs) → Litoria pearsoniana (cascade treefrog)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Amphibia (amphibians)
Family
Hylidae (tree frogs)
Scientific name
Litoria pearsoniana (Copland, 1961)
Common name
cascade treefrog
Type reference
Copland, S.J. (1960) A new tree frog (genus Hyla) from Queensland. Proceedings of the Linnaean Society of New South Wales 85(1): 154-156. Copland, S.J. (1961) A new name for Hyla pearsoni, preoccupied (Amphibia). Ibid 86(1): 168.
WildNet taxon ID
595
Synonym(s)
Litoria phyllochroa
Ranoidea pearsoniana
Dryopsophus pearsonianus
Alternate name(s)
mountain stream treefrog
Pearson's green treefrog
Pearson's treefrog
Pearson's frog
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Vulnerable
Conservation significant
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=595.

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