Kroombit Tinker Frog
The Kroombit tinker frog (''Taudactylus pleione''), also sometimes referred to as Pleione's torrent frog, is a species of frog in the family Myobatrachidae. It is Endemism, endemic to Central Queensland in Australia. It lives among rocks and leaf litter near small flowing streams. Conservation As most other members of the genus ''Taudactylus'', this species has declined drastically and is consequently considered critically endangered by the IUCN. The reason for this decline is unclear, but likely linked to the disease Chytridiomycosis (chytrid fungus). It may also be threatened by habitat loss. It is listed as ''Critically Endangered'' on the IUCN Red List, and as ''Endangered'' under Queensland's ''Nature Conservation Act 1992'' and critically endangered under the national ''EPBC Act''. , it was estimated fewer than 200 remained in the wild, in areas of tropical rainforest at Kroombit Tops National Park, approximately south-west of Gladstone, Queensland, Gladstone. The major ...
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Frog
A frog is any member of a diverse and largely carnivorous group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians composing the order Anura (ανοὐρά, literally ''without tail'' in Ancient Greek). The oldest fossil "proto-frog" ''Triadobatrachus'' is known from the Early Triassic of Madagascar, but molecular clock dating suggests their split from other amphibians may extend further back to the Permian, 265 million years ago. Frogs are widely distributed, ranging from the tropics to subarctic regions, but the greatest concentration of species diversity is in tropical rainforest. Frogs account for around 88% of extant amphibian species. They are also one of the five most diverse vertebrate orders. Warty frog species tend to be called toads, but the distinction between frogs and toads is informal, not from taxonomy or evolutionary history. An adult frog has a stout body, protruding eyes, anteriorly-attached tongue, limbs folded underneath, and no tail (the tail of tailed frogs is an ext ...
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