Northern Tinker Frog

Northern Tinker Frog
Conservation status
Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Myobatrachidae
Genus:	Taudactylus
Species:	T. rheophilus
Binomial name
Taudactylus rheophilus Liem & Hosmer, 1973

The Northern Tinker Frog or Tinkling Frog (Taudactylus rheophilus) is a species of frog in the Myobatrachidae family. It is endemic to humid mountainous areas of north-eastern Queensland in Australia. It lives among rocks and logs at small fast-flowing streams. Adults are nocturnal.

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. It may also be threatened by habitat loss.

Conservation status

It is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, and as Endangered under Queensland's Nature Conservation Act 1992.

References

• Alford, R., McDonald, K., Cunningham, M. & Retallick, R. 2004. Taudactylus rheophilus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.
• Taudactylus rheophilus. Australian Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. Accessed 2008-06-29.

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