Orange-bellied Frog
Geocrinia vitellina
Australia's Threatened Species Category
Vulnerable
Listed since: 21/08/2015
IUCN's Threatened Species Category
Vulnerable
Listed since: 18/02/2021
Population trend: Stable
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 Orange-bellied Frog grows to 25 mm and has a distinguishing egg-yolk yellow belly and is confined to a 6.3 km� area east of the Leeuwin-Naturaliste Ridge in the extreme south-west of Western Australia. The Orange-bellied Frog occurs in permanently moist sites in relatively dry and seasonal climatic zones of lateritic uplands and narrow valleys. Male Orange-bellied Frogs call from small depressions in clay under dense vegetation cover. Eggs are deposited in small depressions and are often associated with calling males. Eggs hatch and the tadpoles develop in a jelly mass with no free swimming or feeding stage.
Threats
Quollity Conservation Hub's Overall Priority Score
21
Average life span:
> 2yrs and < 5yrs
Number of young produced each year:
< 100
Number of breeding events each year:
One
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 potential threats to the Orange-bellied Frog include inappropriate fire management, feral pigs and Chytridiomycosis, a disease implicated in frog declines, has been detected in the Orange-bellied Frog.