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Amphibians of Lake Eyre drainage division

Total number of species: 37

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Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
Bufonidae Rhinella marina cane toad II
Hylidae Cyclorana alboguttata greenstripe frog C QA
Hylidae Cyclorana australis northern snapping frog C QA I
Hylidae Cyclorana brevipes superb collared frog C QA I
Hylidae Cyclorana cultripes grassland collared frog C QA I
Hylidae Cyclorana maini western collared frog C QA
Hylidae Cyclorana novaehollandiae eastern snapping frog C QA I
Hylidae Cyclorana platycephala water holding frog C QA I
Hylidae Cyclorana sp. C QA
Hylidae Cyclorana verrucosa rough collared frog C QA I
Hylidae Litoria caerulea common green treefrog C QAI
Hylidae Litoria electrica buzzing treefrog C Q
Hylidae Litoria inermis bumpy rocketfrog C QA
Hylidae Litoria latopalmata broad palmed rocketfrog C QA
Hylidae Litoria pallida pallid rocketfrog C QA
Hylidae Litoria peronii emerald spotted treefrog C QA
Hylidae Litoria ridibunda western laughing treefrog C QA
Hylidae Litoria rothii eastern laughing treefrog C QI
Hylidae Litoria rubella ruddy treefrog C QAI
Hylidae Litoria sp. C QAI
Hylidae Litoria spaldingi northern creek frog C QA I
Myobatrachidae Crinia deserticola chirping froglet C QA I
Myobatrachidae Uperoleia lithomoda stonemason gungan C QA
Myobatrachidae Uperoleia littlejohni Einasleigh gungan C Q
Myobatrachidae Uperoleia rugosa chubby gungan C QA
Myobatrachidae Uperoleia sp. C QAI
Myobatrachidae Uperoleia trachyderma orange shouldered gungan C QA
Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes convexiusculus marbled frog C QAI I
Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes fletcheri barking frog C QA
Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes sp. C QAI
Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes tasmaniensis spotted grassfrog C QA I
Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes terraereginae scarlet sided pobblebonk C QA I
Limnodynastidae Neobatrachus sudellae meeowing frog C QA I
Limnodynastidae Notaden bennettii holy cross frog C QA I
Limnodynastidae Notaden nichollsi desert shovelfoot C QA
Limnodynastidae Platyplectrum ornatum ornate burrowing frog C QA I
Limnodynastidae Platyplectrum spenceri desert 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 Lake Eyre drainage division, WetlandInfo website, accessed 24 June 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=drainage-division-lake-eyre&Class=amphibians&Kingdom=animals

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