mountain frog
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| status = EN
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| taxon = Philoria kundagungan
| authority = (Ingram & Corben, 1975)
| synonyms = * Kyarranus kundagungan Ingram & Corben, 1975
| range_map = Philoria kundagungan map-fr.svg|status_ref={{cite iucn |author=Jean-Marc Hero, Ed Meyer, John Clarke |date=2004 |title=Philoria kundagungan |volume=2004 |page=e.T54353A11128182 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T54353A11128182.en |access-date=11 November 2021}}}}
The mountain frog (Philoria kundagungan), or red and yellow mountain frog, is a species of frog in the family Limnodynastidae. The scientific name comes from the Gubbi Gubbi language of southern Queensland, ‘kunda’ meaning mountain and ‘gungan’ meaning frog.{{Cite web|url=https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/blogs/wild-journey/2016/02/whats-in-a-name/|title=What's in a name?|date=2016-02-16|website=Australian Geographic|language=en-AU|access-date=2019-02-22}}
range and habitat
It is endemic to eastern Australia. Its natural habitats are subtropical montane rainforests and rivers. It lives in remnant rainforest pockets in the mountains of south-east Queensland and north-eastern New South Wales, including the Main Range and Teviot Range, and its distribution is severely fragmented. The mountain frog is known to be found on moist leaves and vegetation or they are also found near creeks or seepage areas.{{cite iucn |author=Jean-Marc Hero, Ed Meyer, John Clarke |date=2004 |title=Philoria kundagungan |volume=2004 |page=e.T54353A11128182 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T54353A11128182.en |access-date=14 November 2021}}
Habitat
It is threatened by habitat loss. It is considered to be an endangered species. It is threatened by the process of logging. A lot of the species' habitat is being reserved and protected from timber harvesting. Also, disturbances from upstream that affect hydrological processes or water quality.
Sources
- {{Cite iucn | author = Hero, J.-M. | author2 = Meyer, E. | author3 = Clarke, J. | title = Philoria kundagungan | volume = 2004 | page = e.T54353A11128182 | date = 2004 | doi = 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T54353A11128182.en }}
References
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Category:Amphibians of Queensland
Category:Amphibians of New South Wales
Category:Amphibians described in 1975
Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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