Mountain mist frog

The mountain mist frog or Nyakala frog (Ranoidea nyakalensis) is a species of frog in the family Pelodryadidae, endemic to Australia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Mountain mist frog
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Pelodryadidae
Genus: Ranoidea
Species:
R. nyakalensis
Binomial name
Ranoidea nyakalensis
(Liem, 1974)
Synonyms
  • Litoria nyakalensis Liem, 1974

Conservation status

It is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, and as Endangered under Queensland's Nature Conservation Act 1992.

References

  1. Jean-Marc Hero; Michael Cunningham; Ross Alford; Keith McDonald; Richard Retallick (2004). "Litoria nyakalensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2004: e.T12149A3326835. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T12149A3326835.en. Retrieved 9 December 2017.


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