Cooloola sedge frog
Species of frog
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The Cooloola sedge frog or Cooloola tree frog (Litoria cooloolensis) is a species of frog in the subfamily Pelodryadinae.
| Cooloola sedge frog | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Litoria |
| Species: | L. cooloolensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Litoria cooloolensis Liem, 1974 | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Dryomantis cooloolensis — Wells and Wellington, 1985 | |
It is endemic to Australia and only known from Fraser and North Stradbroke Islands, off south-eastern Queensland.[1][2]
Habitat
It inhabits sandy coastal and island freshwater lakes and wallum creeks, with a preference for dense reed beds. It is threatened by water extraction and pollution and by tramping of the reef beds. It occurs in the Great Sandy National Park.[1]
Description
Taxonomy
Litoria cooloolensis is part of the species-group L. bicolor, which was created to accommodate 7 species from the region that had characteristics in common.
The other members of the group are: Litoria fallax in Australia; Litoria bicolor in Austrália and Papua New Guine; Litoria bibonius, Litoria contrastens, Litoria longicrus and Litoria mystax in Papua New Guine.[5]
