Booroolong frog

The Booroolong frog is classified as Critically Endangered (CR), facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

Current distribution of the Booroolong Frog (in black) compared to the historic distribution (in grey). The Booroolong Frog (Litoria booroolongensis) is a species of stream dwelling frog native to the western slopes and ranges of New South Wales and northern Victoria. More

Booroolong Frog - Scientific Committee determination Commonwealth Conservation Advice (detailed information)- Litoria booroolongensis Commonwealth Profile- Litoria booroolongensis Commonwealth Profile Hygiene Protocol for the Control of Disease in Frogs (PDF - 1. More

The Booroolong Frog was known to occur predominantly along western-flowing streams of the Great Dividing Range in New South Wales, from catchments draining the Northern Tablelands, to the Tumut River in the Southern Highlands, and other tributaries of the Murrumbidgee River. More

The Booroolong Frog (Litoria booroolongensis) is a species of stream dwelling frog native to the western slopes and ranges of New South Wales and northern Victoria. More

Booroolong Frog breeding program at Taronga Zoo * Booroolong Frog Booroolong Frog * Peter Harlow Peter Harlow * Michael McFadden More

The first booroolong frogs to be bred in a zoo have been released back into the wild, one year after Sydney's Taronga Zoo started a breeding program to save the tiny amphibians. More

The Booroolong Frog is an amphibious frog known only from the tablelands and slopes of New South Wales. It typically inhabits rocky western-flowing creeks and their headwaters, although a small number of animals have also been recorded in eastern-flowing streams. 2. More

The Booroolong frog, which fits in the palm of a hand, is in severe decline and can no longer be found in 50 per cent of its former range. More

Booroolong Frog - Namoi: Distribution and vegetation associations in the Namoi = Scientific name: Litoria booroolongensis Conservation status in NSW: Endangered National conservation status: Endangered Distribution of the species within this region More

Booroolong Frog - Litoria booroolongensis = IUCN Status: Critically Endangered IUCN Species Profile NPWS - Booroolong Frog - endangered species listing: Booroolong Frog - endangered species listing NSW Scientific Committee - final determination The Scientific More

Booroolong Frog Booroolong Cottage is named after the endangered Booroolong Frog (pictured at right), which is known to inhabit this part of the Goobarragandra Valley. More

Booroolong Frog has a less distinct stripe. Observations in southwestern NSW suggest that they have allopathic distribution (One is not found where the other is). The occurrence of the Booroolong Frog has been confirmed in our region at Burrinjuck, near Yass. More

Like the Booroolong Frog, the Booroolong Cemetery is also endangered. The abovementioned Project report indicates that the cemetery is in poor condition, its fencing collapsed, stock grazes through it and many of the headstones are broken. More

Booroolong Frog {not current name} Litoria booroolongensis More

Donate to the Taronga Zoo, which is breeding Booroolong Frogs for release into the wild. Or Donate to the Amphibian Ark, a movement working to save all frog species in decline. More

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Order : Anura
Family : Hylidae
Genus : Litoria
Species : booroolongensis
Authority : (Moore, 1961)