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Amphibians of Daintree National Park

Total number of species: 29

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Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End.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 pluvialis white browed whistlefrog C Q
Microhylidae Cophixalus aenigma tapping nurseryfrog E E Q
Microhylidae Cophixalus concinnus beautiful nurseryfrog CR CE Q
Microhylidae Cophixalus concinnus sensu lato Superseded NT Q
Hylidae Litoria bicolor northern sedgefrog C QAI
Hylidae Litoria caerulea common green treefrog C QAI
Hylidae Litoria fallax eastern sedgefrog C QA I
Hylidae Litoria gracilenta graceful treefrog C QA I
Hylidae Litoria infrafrenata white lipped treefrog C QAI
Hylidae Litoria lesueuri sensu lato stony creek frog Superseded C QA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 nannotis waterfall frog E Q I
Hylidae Litoria nasuta striped rocketfrog C QAI 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 xanthomera orange thighed treefrog C Q I
Myobatrachidae Crinia remota northern froglet C QAI I
Myobatrachidae Mixophyes coggeri mottled barred frog C Q
Myobatrachidae Mixophyes schevilli sensu lato northern barred frog Superseded C Q
Myobatrachidae Taudactylus acutirostris sharp snouted dayfrog PE EX Q
Myobatrachidae Taudactylus rheophilus northern tinkerfrog CR CE Q I
Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes convexiusculus marbled frog C QAI I
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 Daintree National Park, WetlandInfo website, accessed 17 May 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=national-park-daintree&Class=amphibians&Kingdom=animals

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