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Amphibians of Great Barrier Reef Marine Park DIWA nationally important wetland

Total number of species: 78

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Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End.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 robusta robust whistlefrog C Q
Microhylidae Austrochaperina sp. C QAI
Microhylidae Cophixalus aenigma tapping nurseryfrog E E Q
Microhylidae Cophixalus australis southern ornate nursery-frog C Q
Microhylidae Cophixalus bombiens buzzing nurseryfrog C Q
Microhylidae Cophixalus concinnus beautiful nurseryfrog CR CE Q
Microhylidae Cophixalus concinnus sensu lato Superseded NT Q
Microhylidae Cophixalus exiguus dainty nurseryfrog V Q
Microhylidae Cophixalus hinchinbrookensis Hinchinbrook Island nursery-frog C Q
Microhylidae Cophixalus infacetus creaking nurseryfrog C Q
Microhylidae Cophixalus ornatus northern ornate nursery-frog C Q
Microhylidae Cophixalus pakayakulangun golden-capped boulder-frog C Q
Microhylidae Cophixalus saxatilis Black Mountain boulderfrog C Q
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 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 chloris orange eyed treefrog C QA
Hylidae Litoria dayi Australian lacelid V V Q I
Hylidae Litoria fallax eastern sedgefrog C QA I
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Hylidae Litoria lesueuri sensu lato stony creek frog Superseded C QA
Hylidae Litoria lorica little waterfall frog CR CE Q I
Hylidae Litoria microbelos javelin frog C QA
Hylidae Litoria myola Kuranda treefrog CR CE Q
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 peronii emerald spotted treefrog C QA
Hylidae Litoria revelata whirring treefrog C QA I
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 wilcoxii eastern stony creek frog C QA
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 fasciolatus great barred frog C QA
Myobatrachidae Mixophyes schevilli northern barred frog C Q
Myobatrachidae Mixophyes schevilli sensu lato northern barred frog Superseded C Q
Myobatrachidae Mixophyes sp. C QAI
Myobatrachidae Pseudophryne major great brown broodfrog C QA
Myobatrachidae Pseudophryne raveni copper backed broodfrog C Q
Myobatrachidae Pseudophryne sp. C QA
Myobatrachidae Taudactylus acutirostris sharp snouted dayfrog PE EX Q
Myobatrachidae Taudactylus rheophilus northern tinkerfrog CR CE Q I
Myobatrachidae Uperoleia fusca dusky gungan C QA
Myobatrachidae Uperoleia lithomoda stonemason gungan C QA
Myobatrachidae Uperoleia mimula mimicking gungan C QAI
Myobatrachidae Uperoleia rugosa chubby gungan C QA
Myobatrachidae Uperoleia sp. C QAI
Limnodynastidae Adelotus brevis tusked frog V QA I
Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes convexiusculus marbled frog C QAI I
Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes fletcheri barking frog C QA
Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes peronii striped marshfrog C QA I
Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes salmini salmon striped frog C QA I
Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes tasmaniensis spotted grassfrog C QA I
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 Great Barrier Reef Marine Park DIWA nationally important wetland, WetlandInfo website, accessed 4 June 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=diwa-wetland-great-barrier-reef-marine-park&Class=amphibians&Kingdom=animals

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