Philoria loveridgei

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	LIMNODYNASTIDAE

Scientific Name:

Philoria loveridgei

Species Authority:

Parker, 1940

Common Name/s:

English

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Loveridge’s Frog

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Endangered B1ab(iii) ver 3.1

Year Published:

2004

Assessor/s:

Jean-Marc Hero, John Clarke, Ed Meyer

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, its distribution is severely fragmented, and there is continuing decline in the extent and quality of its habitat in Queensland and New South Wales, Australia.

History:

2002

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Least Concern

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This Australian endemic has a restricted distribution in south-east Queensland on the Queensland/New South Wales border above 500m asl. Specimens attributed to this species from regions south of the currently defined distribution are currently not assigned to any species (Knowles et al. 2004).
Countries:	Native: Australia
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Population [top]

Population:	There are no documented declines in this species.
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It inhabits rainforests, and is commonly found in areas of soft, moist soil (e.g. along drainage lines, and in seepage areas). Higher temperatures stimulate breeding in November and December. Males call from underground, often in flask-shaped burrows. About 20-30 eggs are deposited in a frothy nest in the burrow. Larvae emerge from the eggs after several days and then move to the top of the jelly mass and live entirely on the yolk from the eggs. They emerge from the nest as tiny frogs.
Systems:	Terrestrial; Freshwater

Habitat and Ecology:

It inhabits rainforests, and is commonly found in areas of soft, moist soil (e.g. along drainage lines, and in seepage areas). Higher temperatures stimulate breeding in November and December. Males call from underground, often in flask-shaped burrows. About 20-30 eggs are deposited in a frothy nest in the burrow. Larvae emerge from the eggs after several days and then move to the top of the jelly mass and live entirely on the yolk from the eggs. They emerge from the nest as tiny frogs.

Systems:

Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	In the past, a considerable area of the species' habitat was cleared or logged, but the majority of the habitat is now in reserves and protected from clearing or timber harvesting. However, disturbances upstream that affect hydrological processes and/or water quality may threaten the species. Stock (cattle) has been observed at a number of breeding sites.

Major Threat(s):

In the past, a considerable area of the species' habitat was cleared or logged, but the majority of the habitat is now in reserves and protected from clearing or timber harvesting. However, disturbances upstream that affect hydrological processes and/or water quality may threaten the species. Stock (cattle) has been observed at a number of breeding sites.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	it is listed as rare in Queensland and vulnerable in New South Wales, and is therefore protected by state legislation. Most of its habitat is within national parks (Border Ranges, Lamington, Mount Warning and Nightcap National Parks).

Conservation Actions:

it is listed as rare in Queensland and vulnerable in New South Wales, and is therefore protected by state legislation. Most of its habitat is within national parks (Border Ranges, Lamington, Mount Warning and Nightcap National Parks).

Citation:	Jean-Marc Hero, John Clarke, Ed Meyer 2004. Philoria loveridgei. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 June 2013.
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