Amazing Amphibians Pseudophryne corroboree [an error occurred while processing this directive] <body bgcolor="silver"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6" background="/images/amazing/gradient_blue.jpg" width=650px> <tr> <td><a href="/amazing_amphibians/amazing.html"> <img src="/images/amazing/amazing_logo.jpg" align="left" height=100px></a> <a href="/amazing_amphibians/amazing.html"> <img src="/images/amazing/mapFig_AsiaRusOceania_xbgl.png" align="right" height=100px></a> </td> </tr> </table> <table border="1" bordercolor="#000099" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" width=650px> <tr> <td align=center> <img src="/images/amazing/main_Pseudophryne_corroboree.gif"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <img src="/images/amazing/amazing_logo.jpg" align="left" height="150"> <p> The bright yellow and black stripes make <b>Southern Corroboree Frog, <i>Pseudophryne corroboree</i></b>, one of the most striking of all Australian frogs. This spectacular-looking species is listed as <span style="color:red;">‘Critically Endangered’</span> on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species<sup>TM</sup> due to a dramatic population decline over the past thirty years, and a projected further decline in its limited habitat. The current wild population size is thought to be less than 50 individuals. The distribution of the species is limited to the Snowy Mountains of southeastern New South Wales, Australia, in the Kosciuszko National Park, where it is restricted to montane and subalpine woodlands and grasslands above 1,300 meters elevation. <p>Their susceptibility to chytrid fungus and the effects of climate change are thought to be the major threats facing the Southern Corroboree Frog. Between 16-40 eggs are laid in the summer months in a “nest” made within moss or other soft vegetation and they hatch after 4-6 months when the nests are usually flooded by rain. The tadpoles then develop into froglets in pools adjacent to the nest area. <p>A National Recovery Plan was developed for the Southern Corroboree Frog in 1996 and this has subsequently been revised and updated. The main actions recommended by the recovery plan include population monitoring, captive breeding for release, and developing methods for mitigating chytrid fungus. Captive breeding and rearing programs are active at Taronga Zoo in New South Wales, and at Melbourne Zoo, Healesville Sanctuary and the Amphibian Research Centre in Victoria. Since 2005, captive-reared eggs and adult frogs have been released back into the wild, and more recently, releases of eggs have been undertaken into artificial pools which are free of chytrid fungus, thereby avoiding tadpoles potentially being infected by the fungus during their most vulnerable growth stages. Scientists also are hoping to develop new chytrid-free wild populations. If current recovery efforts are not successful, the species faces extinction in the wild within the next 5-10 years. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <iframe style="border: none;" src="https://amazing-amphibians.herokuapp.com/?taxon_id=66981&project_id=13" height="450" width="610" scrolling="no"></iframe> <h3><em>How can you help?</em></h3> <li>Add your own observations on <a href=http://www.inaturalist.org/projects/global-amphibian-bioblitz>iNaturalist</a>. <li>Learn more about this species on <a href=http://amphibiaweb.org/cgi/amphib_query?where-scientific_name=Pseudophryne+corroboree> AmphibiaWeb</a>. <p>If your organization would like to be involved with the Amazing Amphibians program, contact us at <a href="mailto:amazing@amphibians.org?Subject=Amazing Amphibians">amazing@amphibians.org.</a> </td> </tr> </table> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" width=700px> <tr> <td> The Amazing Amphibian Partners:<p> <img src="/images/aw_logo.jpg" height="60" style="padding:4px;"> <img src="/images/asglogo_200w.jpg" height="40" style="padding:5px;"><img src="/images/iucn_ssc_logo.gif" height="40" style="padding:5px;"><img src="/images/inat-logo-5.png" height="35" style="padding:5px;"><img src="/images/homepage_images/40h-GAB_logo.png" style="padding:5px;"><img src="/images/ASA_logo.gif" height="40" style="padding:5px;"> <img src="/images/TstickytongueP_logo.gif" height="40" style="padding:5px;"><img src="/images/Arkive_logo.gif" height="40" style="padding:5px;"><img src="/images/AArk_logo_full.jpg" height="40" style="padding:5px;"> </td> </tr> </table> </body> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class=leftsidebottom> </td> <td class=footer> <hr> <script> var monthNames = [ "Jan", "Feb", "Mar", "Apr", "May", "Jun", "Jul", "Aug", "Sep", "Oct", "Nov", "Dec" ]; var date = new Date(); var day = date.getDate(); var monthIndex = date.getMonth(); var year = date.getFullYear(); console.log(day, monthNames[monthIndex], year); document.write('Citation: '); document.write('AmphibiaWeb. 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