Booroolong Frog
Litoria booroolongensis
Australia's Threatened Species Category
Endangered
Listed since: 19/10/2021
IUCN's Threatened Species Category
Critically Endangered
Listed since: 14/10/2021
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 Booroolong Frog lives exclusively along rocky sections of permanent streams in wet and dry forest, woodland, and cleared grazed land. The species is reliant on permanent running water and does not occupy ephemeral streams, or streams that have dried during severe drought.
Threats
Quollity Conservation Hub's Overall Priority Score
46
Average life span:
> 2yrs and < 5yrs
Number of young produced each year:
1001 - 1999
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 main threats impacting the Booroolong Frog are climate change and changes in hydrology (drying of streams), increased bushfires, disease and habitat loss.