Baw Baw Frog
Philoria frosti
Australia's Threatened Species Category
Critically Endangered
Listed since: 4/07/2019
IUCN's Threatened Species Category
Critically Endangered
Listed since: 7/06/2021
Population trend: Decreasing
Other names: No other names
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 Baw Baw Frog is a medium sized frog restricted entirely to the Baw Baw Plateau, located approximately 120 km east of Melbourne, Victoria. The Baw Baw Frog is a habitat specialist.
Threats
Quollity Conservation Hub's Overall Priority Score
23
Average life span:
> 2yrs and < 5yrs
Number of young produced each year:
< 100
Number of breeding events each year:
Unknown
Minimum sexual maturity age:
1 - 2yrs
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 lack of information available on the population dynamics and demography of the Baw Baw Frog makes it is very difficult to interpret the observed decline in the adult male population, however coincides with a recent global phenomenon of declining amphibians, and perhaps of more concern, with the reported decline of species restricted to mountain-top and alpine environments in Australia. The role of chytrid fungus in the decline of the Baw Baw Frog is not known.