5 (Xinhua) -- A new frog species which closely resembles the Graceful tree frog (Litoria Gracilenta) been discovered in Australia's largest virgin forest in northern Queensland. The frog which was discovered in Queensland's Cape York was only determined to be a new species on Sept.27 after...
The article offers information about the corroboree frog, considered to be the most colourful frog species in Australia. The article reports that the species has been in a decline and may face extinction. The decrease in number ...
In Australia, microhylid frogs are found almost exclusively in the tropical north-east, but in this region diversity is high. Sixteen species occur in the Wet Tropics region and a further six species are found further north on Cape York Peninsula. Most Australian microhylid species belong to th...
Dr Rowley has discovered 26 frog species in Australia and Asia. She estimates the project will help conserve Australia’s 240 native frog species, their surroundings—and perhaps even discover new species. She and her team listen to all the calls received via the app. Environmental consciousness ...
Green tree frogs are one of the most common frog species in Australia, and are distributed throughout the northern half of the country They are usually a beautiful bright green, but depending on their mood can fade to a dark khaki green ...
In the late 1980s, a chytridiomycosis outbreak caused multiple frog species in Australia’s Wet Tropics to decline. Populations of some species (e.g., Litoria nannotis) subsequently recovered, while others (e.g., Litoria dayi) did not. We examined the population genetics and current ...
Photo taken on Feb. 5, 2022 shows corroboree frogs to be released into wild in New South Wales, Australia.(Alex Pike/Taronga Zoo/Handout via Xinhua) The "Saving our Species" project has partnered with Taronga Zoo in Sydney which breeds the frogs and holds an "insurance population" of abou...
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"At heart, we are about saving animals in nature. But we also recognize when things become really bad, we have to take an insurance policy," Mahony said. "So in Australia what we've done in the face of the problems of catastrophic loss of species is to establish t...
It shares a range with several other rocket frogs in eastern Australia, which makes it difficult to tell them apart from each other, but the key to distinguishing this species lies in its name. The dark horizontal stripes along the side of the body are a signature feature of this frog. 4...