Mountain frog

Mountain frog
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Limnodynastidae
Genus:	Philoria
Species:	P. kundagungan
Binomial name
Philoria kundagungan (Ingram & Corben, 1975)
Synonyms
Kyarranus kundagungan Ingram & Corben, 1975

The mountain frog (Philoria kundagungan), or red and yellow mountain frog, is a species of frog in the family Limnodynastidae.^[1] The scientific name comes from the Gubbi Gubbi language of southern Queensland, ‘kunda’ meaning mountain and ‘gungan’ meaning frog.^[2]

range and habitat

It is endemic to eastern Australia. Its natural habitats are subtropical montane rainforests and rivers. It lives in remnant rainforest pockets in the mountains of south-east Queensland and north-eastern New South Wales, including the Main Range and Teviot Range, and its distribution is severely fragmented. The mountain frog is known to be found on moist leaves and vegetation or they are also found near creeks or seepage areas.^[3]

Habitat

It is threatened by habitat loss. It is considered to be an endangered species. It is threatened by the process of logging. A lot of the species' habitat is being reserved and protected from timber harvesting. Also, disturbances from upstream that affect hydrological processes or water quality.^[3]

Sources

• Hero, J.-M.; Meyer, E.; Clarke, J. (2004). "Philoria kundagungan". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T54353A11128182. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T54353A11128182.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/54353/11128182. 

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2238978 entry

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