Cooloola sedge frog
The Cooloola sedge frog or Cooloola tree frog (Litoria cooloolensis) is a species of frog in the subfamily Pelodryadinae. It is endemic to Australia and only known from Fraser and North Stradbroke Islands, off south-eastern Queensland.[1][2] It inhabits sandy coastal and island freshwater lakes and wallum creeks, with a preference for dense reed beds. It is threatened by water extraction and pollution and by tramping of the reef beds. It occurs in the Great Sandy National Park.[1]
| Cooloola sedge frog | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Litoria |
| Species: | L. cooloolensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Litoria cooloolensis Liem, 1974 | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Dryomantis cooloolensis — Wells and Wellington, 1985 | |
References
- Harry Hines; Ed Meyer; Jean-Marc Hero; David Newell; John Clarke (2004). "Litoria cooloolensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T41032A10391210. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T41032A10391210.en. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- Frost, Darrel R. (2022). "Litoria cooloolensis Liem, 1974". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
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