Mount Wollumbin Hip-pocket Frog
Assa wollumbin
Australia's Threatened Species Category
Critically Endangered
Listed since: 7/09/2023
IUCN's Threatened Species Category
Critically Endangered
Listed since: 13/12/2021
Population trend: Stable
Other names: Wollumbin Pouched 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 Wollumbin hip-pocket frog is a small frog and has been recorded only within and adjacent to Wollumbin National Park, north-eastern New South Wales. It is a habitat specialist and is restricted to rainforest and wet sclerophyll forest and relies on moist leaf litter, rotting logs, and rocks for shelter and nest sites. The entire tadpole stage occurs within the male�s brood pouch, where tadpoles do not feed and instead rely on reabsorbed egg yolk for their nutrition.
Threats
Quollity Conservation Hub's Overall Priority Score
8
Average life span:
Unknown
Number of young produced each year:
Unknown
Number of breeding events each year:
Unknown
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 primary threat to the persistence of the Wollumbin hip-pocket frog is loss of habitat caused by climate change and associated increased frequency and severity of bushfire. Habitat loss is further compounded by interactions with other threats (e.g., weeds, livestock trampling).