Litoria splendida

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	AMPHIBIA	ANURA	HYLIDAE

Scientific Name:

Litoria splendida

Species Authority:

Tyler, Davies and Martin, 1977

Common Name/s:

English

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Magnificent Tree Frog

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Least Concern ver 3.1

Year Published:

2004

Assessor/s:

Jean-Marc Hero, Dale Roberts

Reviewer/s:

Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson and Neil Cox)

Justification:
Listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, tolerance of a broad range of habitats, presumed large population, and because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category.

History:

2002

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Least Concern

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This Australia endemic is known from the Kimberley Region, Western Australia, and northwestern Northern Territory to Bradshaw Station. The extent of occurrence of the species is approximately 119,900km2. The estimated altitudinal range of the species is from 0-600m asl, and it possibly occurs even as high as 900m asl.
Countries:	Native: Australia
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Population [top]

Population:	It is a common species.
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This species occurs in a large variety of moist forest habitats and rural and urban environments. During the daytime it can be found sheltering in caves, crevices beneath boulders and in and around buildings and public toilets. It breeds early in the wet season at the onset of monsoon rains. A female lays up to 6,500 small, separate eggs, which sink to the bottom of the pool. Larvae take 1-4 months to develop depending on the time the eggs were laid.
Systems:	Terrestrial; Freshwater

Habitat and Ecology:

This species occurs in a large variety of moist forest habitats and rural and urban environments. During the daytime it can be found sheltering in caves, crevices beneath boulders and in and around buildings and public toilets. It breeds early in the wet season at the onset of monsoon rains. A female lays up to 6,500 small, separate eggs, which sink to the bottom of the pool. Larvae take 1-4 months to develop depending on the time the eggs were laid.

Systems:

Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	There are no known threats to this species.

Major Threat(s):

There are no known threats to this species.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Its range includes multiple protected areas in Western Australia and the Northern Territory. It is sometimes bred in captivity in Australian zoos.

Conservation Actions:

Its range includes multiple protected areas in Western Australia and the Northern Territory. It is sometimes bred in captivity in Australian zoos.

Citation:	Jean-Marc Hero, Dale Roberts 2004. Litoria splendida. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2012.
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