Mountain Mistfrog
Litoria nyakalensis
Australia's Threatened Species Category
Critically Endangered
Listed since: 20/06/2019
IUCN's Threatened Species Category
Extinct
Listed since: 3/02/2021
Population trend: Unknown
Other names: Nyakala 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 Mountain Mist Frog is a poorly known species with the last recorded sightin in 1990. It was known to inhabit fast-flowing streams and usually found perched on rocks or overhanging vegetation. Tadpoles are recorded to be restriced to swiftly flowing rainforest streams and feed on algal-covered rocks.
Threats
Quollity Conservation Hub's Overall Priority Score
55
Average life span:
Unknown
Number of young produced each year:
< 100
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 Mountain Mistfrog is one of seven species of frogs occurring in upland rainforest streams in north-eastern Queensland that experienced substantial range contractions and population declines between 1988 and late 1994 with the declines are believed to be caused by the amphibian chytrid fungus.