Wallum Sedge Frog
Litoria olongburensis
Australia's Threatened Species Category
Vulnerable
Listed since: 13/07/2017
IUCN's Threatened Species Category
Vulnerable
Listed since: 13/10/2021
Population trend: Decreasing
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
A small species of frog reaching up to 3.5 cm in body length. It has a bright green or bronze back, with a dark brown stripe from the tip of the snout to the side. There is a white stripe from under the eye to the arm, which becomes spots as it reaches the side. The belly is white.
Threats
Quollity Conservation Hub's Overall Priority Score
58
Average life span:
> 2yrs and < 5yrs
Number of young produced each year:
501 - 1000
Number of breeding events each year:
Unknown
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 Wallum Sedge Frog suffered significant habitat loss due to urban and resort development, the establishment of pine plantations and sand mining. Habitat loss and fragmentation due to urban development remains one of the main threats to wallum frog species, particularly in coastal south-east Queensland and northeast New South Wales. Other known and potential threats include habitat degradation, predation of eggs and larvae by introduced fish (in particular the mosquito fish Gambusia holbrooki), inappropriate fire regimes, use of biocides in weed and mosquito control, habitat disturbance and predation by pigs, chytrid fungus infection, a possible rise in sea levels as a consequence of global warming, competition with ecologically-similar species, exotic disease and vehicular traffic.