Stream-dwelling frog native to New South Wales, Australia
Booroolong frog
Conservation status
Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Amphibia
Order:
Anura
Family:
Hylidae
Genus:
Ranoidea
Species:
R. booroolongensis
Binomial name
Ranoidea booroolongensis
(Moore, 1961)
Current distribution of the Booroolong frog (in black) compared to the historic distribution (in grey).
Synonyms[3]
Hyla booroolongensis (Moore, 1961)[2]
Litoria booroolongensis (Moore, 1961)
Rawlinsonia booroolongensis (Moore, 1961)
Dryopsophus booroolongensis (Moore, 1961)
An image of a Booroolong frog taken at its enclosure in the Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia
The Booroolong frog (Litoria booroolongensis) is a species of stream-dwelling frog native to the Great Dividing Range in New South Wales, Australia. It is a member of the Hylidae, or the "tree frog" family. The Booroolong frog is classified by the IUCN as a Critically Endangered Species.[4]
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^IUCN (30 April 2004). "Litoria booroolongensis: Jean-Marc Hero, Graeme Gillespie, Frank Lemckert, Peter Robertson, Murray Littlejohn: The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T41029A10390615". doi:10.2305/iucn.uk.2004.rlts.t41029a10390615.en.
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