Kroombit Tinker Frog
Taudactylus pleione
Australia's Threatened Species Category
Critically Endangered
Listed since: 13/07/2017
IUCN's Threatened Species Category
Critically Endangered
Listed since: 15/02/2021
Population trend: Decreasing
Other names: Pleione's Torrent Frog
Priority Species? Yes
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 Kroombit Tinker Frog has an extremely restricted distribution and is only known from 9 small unconnected patches of rainforest and are found around rocky shelves and boulders in the vicinity of permanent rocky seepage with most sites having little or no surface water. The Kroombit Tinker Frog is very difficult to find when they are not calling and can be heard from October to February in the early evening and into the night. The recovery plan for the Kroombit Tinker Frog includes a captive breeding program managed by Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary.
Threats
Quollity Conservation Hub's Overall Priority Score
61
Average life span:
Unknown
Number of young produced each year:
< 100
Number of breeding events each year:
One
Minimum sexual maturity age:
Unknown
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 Kroombit tinker frog is threatened by Chytridiomycosis caused by infection with the chytrid fungus, and by trampling/rooting by feral pigs and horses, predation from cane toads and fire.