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Neobatrachus wilsmorei

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA AMPHIBIA ANURA LIMNODYNASTIDAE

Scientific Name: Neobatrachus wilsmorei
Species Authority: (Parker, 1940)
Common Name/s:
English – Goldfield’s Bull Frog, Wilsmore’s Frog

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published: 2004
Assessor/s: Jean-Marc Hero, Paul Horner, Dale Roberts
Reviewer/s: Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson and Neil Cox)
Contributor/s:
Justification:
Listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, presumed large population, and because its population is not believed to be in decline at present.
History:
2002 – Least Concern

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: This Australian endemic occurs in the southern-central regions of Western Australia from Carnarvon in the north to Kalgoorlie in the southeast. The estimated altitudinal range of the species is from 0-900m 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: The species inhabits sparsely vegetated clay pans subject to flooding. It spends most of its time buried emerging after rain. It breeds after summer rains flood the clay pans. Eggs are laid in clay pans and tadpoles develop in 40 days. In "habitat preferences" "other" refers to "clay pans".
Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

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.
Citation: Jean-Marc Hero, Paul Horner, Dale Roberts 2004. Neobatrachus wilsmorei. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2013.
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