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Amphibians of Cape York Peninsula (CYP) bioregion

Total number of species: 62

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Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
Bufonidae Rhinella marina cane toad II
Ranidae Papurana daemeli Australian woodfrog C QAI I
Microhylidae Austrochaperina fryi peeping whistlefrog C Q
Microhylidae Austrochaperina gracilipes shrill whistlefrog C QAI
Microhylidae Austrochaperina pluvialis white browed whistlefrog C Q
Microhylidae Austrochaperina sp. C QAI
Microhylidae Cophixalus bombiens buzzing nurseryfrog C Q
Microhylidae Cophixalus crepitans northern nurseryfrog V Q
Microhylidae Cophixalus exiguus dainty nurseryfrog V Q
Microhylidae Cophixalus kulakula Kutini boulder-frog C Q
Microhylidae Cophixalus pakayakulangun golden-capped boulder-frog C Q
Microhylidae Cophixalus peninsularis Cape York nurseryfrog V Q
Microhylidae Cophixalus petrophilus blotched boulder-frog C Q
Microhylidae Cophixalus saxatilis Black Mountain boulderfrog C Q
Microhylidae Cophixalus sp. C QI
Microhylidae Cophixalus zweifeli Cape Melville boulderfrog C Q
Hylidae Cyclorana alboguttata greenstripe frog C QA
Hylidae Cyclorana brevipes superb collared frog C QA I
Hylidae Cyclorana cryptotis earless frog C QA
Hylidae Cyclorana manya little collared frog C Q I
Hylidae Cyclorana novaehollandiae eastern snapping frog C QA I
Hylidae Litoria andiirrmalin Melville Range treefrog V Q I
Hylidae Litoria bella Cape York graceful treefrog C Q
Hylidae Litoria bicolor northern sedgefrog C QAI
Hylidae Litoria caerulea common green treefrog C QAI
Hylidae Litoria dahlii northern waterfrog C QA I
Hylidae Litoria dayi Australian lacelid V V Q I
Hylidae Litoria eucnemis growling green eyed frog C QAI
Hylidae Litoria gracilenta graceful treefrog C QA I
Hylidae Litoria inermis bumpy rocketfrog C QA
Hylidae Litoria infrafrenata white lipped treefrog C QAI
Hylidae Litoria jungguy northern stony creek frog C Q
Hylidae Litoria latopalmata broad palmed rocketfrog C QA
Hylidae Litoria lesueuri sensu lato stony creek frog Superseded QA
Hylidae Litoria longirostris long snouted treefrog NT Q
Hylidae Litoria microbelos javelin frog C QA
Hylidae Litoria nannotis waterfall frog E Q I
Hylidae Litoria nasuta striped rocketfrog C QAI I
Hylidae Litoria nigrofrenata tawny rocketfrog C QAI
Hylidae Litoria pallida pallid rocketfrog C QA
Hylidae Litoria rheocola common mistfrog E Q I
Hylidae Litoria rothii eastern laughing treefrog C QI
Hylidae Litoria rubella ruddy treefrog C QAI
Hylidae Litoria serrata tapping green eyed frog V Q I
Hylidae Litoria sp. C QAI
Hylidae Litoria xanthomera orange thighed treefrog C Q I
Myobatrachidae Crinia deserticola chirping froglet C QA I
Myobatrachidae Crinia remota northern froglet C QAI I
Myobatrachidae Crinia sp. C QA
Myobatrachidae Mixophyes coggeri mottled barred frog C Q
Myobatrachidae Mixophyes schevilli sensu lato northern barred frog Superseded Q
Myobatrachidae Mixophyes sp. C QAI
Myobatrachidae Taudactylus acutirostris sharp snouted dayfrog PE EX Q
Myobatrachidae Uperoleia altissima tableland gungan C Q
Myobatrachidae Uperoleia lithomoda stonemason gungan C QA
Myobatrachidae Uperoleia mimula mimicking gungan C QAI
Myobatrachidae Uperoleia sp. C QAI
Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes convexiusculus marbled frog C QAI I
Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes sp. C QAI
Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes terraereginae scarlet sided pobblebonk C QA I
Limnodynastidae Notaden melanoscaphus brown shovelfoot C QA
Limnodynastidae Platyplectrum ornatum ornate burrowing frog C QA I

Note: Wildlife statistics are based on information that has been submitted to the DETSI WildNet database and converted to a 10km² grid. The grid information has been intersected with the mapping polygons to determine the species lists. Click here to view the species grid metadata.

Information from WildNet can also be accessed via Wildlife Online and WetlandMaps.

Rare or threatened includes species listed as extinct, extinct in the wild, critically endangered, endangered, vulnerable or conservation dependent under either the Nature Conservation Act or Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act

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Legend

Nature Conservation Act
NCA - Status under the Nature Conservation Act 1992
EX : Extinct
PE : Extinct in the wild
CR : Critically endangered
E : Endangered
V : Vulnerable
NT : Near threatened
C : Least concern
SL : Special least concern
I : International
P : Prohibited
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act
EPBC - Status under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
EX : Extinct
XW : Extinct in the wild
CE : Critically endangered
E : Endangered
V : Vulnerable
CD : Conservation dependent
End. - Endemicity
Q : Queensland endemic - naturally occurs in Queensland
QA : Intranational - naturally occurs in Queensland and interstate
QAI : Not endemic to Australia - naturally occurs in Queensland, interstate and overseas
QI : Regional endemic - naturally occurs in Queensland and overseas
VA : Vagrant (Intranational) - normally occurs interstate
VI : Vagrant (International) - normally occurs overseas
VU : Vagrant (Unknown)
IA : Introduced (Intranational) - naturalised from interstate
II : Introduced (International) - naturalised from overseas
IU : Introduced - unknown origin
U : Unknown endemicity - native
Wetland Status
I : Wetland indicator species


This page should be cited as:

Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Amphibians of Cape York Peninsula (CYP) bioregion, WetlandInfo website, accessed 18 July 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=bioregion-cape-york-peninsula-cyp&Class=amphibians&Kingdom=animals

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