Distribution and Habitat

Country distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: Australia

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Restricted to Rocky River in the McIlwraith Range, Cape York Peninsula northern Queensland. The extent of occurrence of the species is approximately 7100 km2

Life History, Abundance, Activity, and Special Behaviors
Upland rainforest streams and monsoon closed forest. Frogs have been spotted sheltering in the buttress roots of trees and upon rocks in or adjacent to a rainforest stream. Breeding takes place in September. Males call from leaves over water. Approximately 29 � 60 lime green eggs are laid out of water. The eggs have been found on tree trunks, upon rocks, under leaves and in or on dead palm fronds near gently flowing or static water.

Trends and Threats
No known declines and an area of occupancy of 23,000 ha on the McIlwraith Range.

Threats
Logging in the past.

Conservation Measures
Protected where habitat is in rainforest.

References

Barker, J., Grigg, G. C., and Tyler, M. J. (1995). A Field Guide to Australian Frogs. Surrey Beatty and Sons, New South Wales.

McDonald, K.R. and Storch, D.L. (1993). ''A new reproductive mode for an Australian hylid frog.'' Memoirs of the Queensland Museum, 34(1), 200.

Tyler, M.J. and Davies, M. (1977). ''Species-groups within the Australopapuan hylid frog genus Litoria Tschudi.'' Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series, 63, 1-47.

Species Account Citation: AmphibiaWeb 2008 Litoria longirostris: Sharp-snouted Frog <https://amphibiaweb.org/species/1268> University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA. Accessed Nov 29, 2024.

Citation: AmphibiaWeb. 2024. <https://amphibiaweb.org> University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA. Accessed 29 Nov 2024.

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