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Austrochaperina pluvialis

{{Short description|Species of amphibian}}

{{About|Australian species known as the "rain frog"||Rain frog (disambiguation){{!}}Rain frog}}

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| image = Rain Frog - Austrochaperina pluvialis.jpg

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Jean-Marc Hero, Richard Retallick |date=2004 |title=Austrochaperina pluvialis |volume=2004 |page=e.T54350A11127800 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T54350A11127800.en |access-date=16 November 2021}}

| taxon = Austrochaperina pluvialis

| authority = (Zweifel, 1965)

| synonyms = * Sphenophryne pluvialis Zweifel, 1965

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Austrochaperina pluvialis, also known as the rain frog, white-browed chirper, flecked land frog, or whitebrowed whistle frog, is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is endemic to northeastern Queensland, Australia.

Habitat and conservation

Austrochaperina pluvialis occurs in rainforests at elevations up to at least {{convert|900|m|abbr=on}}, and at least historically, to {{convert|1300|m|abbr=on}} above sea level. They are usually found beneath fallen timber and leaf litter. Males call from beneath leaves on the forest floor. Eggs are deposited terrestrially and have direct development, hatching as fully formed froglets.

Austrochaperina pluvialis is an infrequently seen species that appears patchily distributed because of difficulty of encountering it. In the past it has been threatened by habitat loss caused by logging. At present, development for tourism could represent a localized threat.

References

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{{cite web|title=Austrochaperina pluvialis |url=http://www.frogsaustralia.net.au/frogs/display.cfm?frog_id=198 |work=Frogs Australia Network |access-date=19 September 2011 |date=25 February 2005 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110822193256/http://frogsaustralia.net.au/frogs/display.cfm?frog_id=198 |archive-date=22 August 2011 }}

{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Microhylidae/Asterophryinae/Austrochaperina/Austrochaperina-pluvialis |title=Austrochaperina pluvialis (Zweifel, 1965) |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2020 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |access-date=4 February 2020}}

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pluvialis

Category:Frogs of Australia

Category:Amphibians of Queensland

Category:Endemic fauna of Australia

Category:Amphibians described in 1965

Category:Taxa named by Richard G. Zweifel

Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot

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