Alpine Tree Frog
Litoria verreauxii alpina
Australia's Threatened Species Category
Vulnerable
Listed since: 13/02/2025
IUCN's Threatened Species Category
Least Concern
Listed since: 5/05/2021
Population trend: Decreasing
Other names: Verreaux's Alpine Tree Frog
Priority Species? No
The Australian government's Threatened Species Action Plan 2022-2032 selected over 100 priority species derive from consultation with threatened species experts and the wider community. While all species are important, focusing on a limited number of species can help target effort and resources so that outcomes can be achieved, measured and shared.
Description
The Alpine Tree Frog does not climb well, and spends much of its time on the ground, where it feeds on a variety of arthropods. It is the only frog taxon known to occur above the winter snowline on the Australian mainland and the distribution of this species overlaps with the Alpine Sphagnum Bogs and Associated Fens which is an EPBC Act listed threatened ecological community.
Threats
Quollity Conservation Hub's Overall Priority Score
60
Average life span:
> 5yrs and < 10yrs
Number of young produced each year:
< 100
Number of breeding events each year:
Spring to Summer
Minimum sexual maturity age:
2 - 3yrs
Who is helping
Useful links for more detailed information on this species
DCCEEW - Australian Government Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
SPRAT - DCCEEW Species Profile and Threats Database
The main threats impacting the Alpine Tree Frog are disease (chytrid fungus), trampling of habitat by feral horses and cattle, climate change and changes in natural water flows, increased bushfires and habitat loss.