Cophixalus mcdonaldi

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	MICROHYLIDAE

Scientific Name:

Cophixalus mcdonaldi

Species Authority:

Zweifel, 1985

Common Name/s:

English

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Mcdonald’s Frog

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Endangered B1ab(v)+2ab(v) ver 3.1

Year Published:

2004

Assessor/s:

Jean-Marc Hero, Richard Retallick, Conrad Hoskin, Keith McDonald

Reviewer/s:

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

Contributor/s:

Justification:
Listed as Endangered because its Extent of Occurrence is less than 5,000 km2 and its Area Of Occupancy is less than 500km2, all individuals are in fewer than five locations, and there is a predicted decline in the number of mature individuals due to global warming.

History:

2002

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Vulnerable

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This Australian endemic is found only in a small area called Bowling Green Bay National Park on Mount Elliott, south-east of Townsville in northern Queensland. It has been recorded at 900-1,200m asl.
Countries:	Native: Australia
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Population [top]

Population:	It is an uncommon species.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Individuals are usually seen on palm fronds in the rainforest. Breeding takes place by direct development.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The threats to this species mainly come from human impacts on existing protected areas, primarily habitat degradation due to erosion following increased human traffic and development of walking tracks and other tourist facilities. The increased occurrence of wildfires is also a threat, and the species may be at risk of climate change.

Major Threat(s):

The threats to this species mainly come from human impacts on existing protected areas, primarily habitat degradation due to erosion following increased human traffic and development of walking tracks and other tourist facilities. The increased occurrence of wildfires is also a threat, and the species may be at risk of climate change.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	All populations occur within a protected area in the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area, which was inscribed in 1988. Plans for wildfire management and cool controlled burning have been developed.

Conservation Actions:

All populations occur within a protected area in the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area, which was inscribed in 1988. Plans for wildfire management and cool controlled burning have been developed.

Citation:	Jean-Marc Hero, Richard Retallick, Conrad Hoskin, Keith McDonald 2004. Cophixalus mcdonaldi. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2013.
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