Southern Corroboree Frog
Pseudophryne corroboree
Australia's Threatened Species Category
Critically Endangered
Listed since: 31/08/2023
IUCN's Threatened Species Category
Critically Endangered
Listed since: 29/03/2022
Population trend: Decreasing
Other names: No other names
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
Southern Corroboree Frog uses a variety of habitat types for breeding which includes pools and seepages in sphagnum bogs, wet tussock grasslands, fens and wet heath and they also forage and shelter in montane forest, sub-alpine woodland and tall heath adjacent to the breeding areas. The Southern Corroboree Frog occupies a relatively narrow altitudinal strip between about 1300 and 1760 m above sea level within the Kosciuszko National Park.
Threats
Quollity Conservation Hub's Overall Priority Score
69
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
There is little doubt as to the severity of the continued decline of the Southern Corroboree Frog with considerable and increasing evidence implicating the disease �chytridiomycosis� as the primary cause, together with climate change, habitat degradation from cattle, feral animals and weeds.