The Eungella tinker frog (''Taudactylus liemi''), also known as Eungella tinkerfrog, Liem's frog, or Liem's tinker frog, is a species of

frog A frog is any member of a diverse and largely Carnivore, carnivorous group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians composing the order (biology), order Anura (ανοὐρά, literally ''without tail'' in Ancient Greek). The oldest fossil "proto-f ...

in the family

Myobatrachidae Myobatrachidae, commonly known as Australian ground frogs or Australian water frogs, is a family of frogs found in Australia and New Guinea. Members of this family vary greatly in size, from species less than long, to the second-largest frog in ...

. It is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

to the Eungella area in

Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ...

, Australia. It lives in rocky margins of fast-flowing creeks and seepages in montane rainforest at elevations of

above sea level Height above mean sea level is a measure of the vertical distance (height, elevation or altitude) of a location in reference to a historic mean sea level taken as a vertical datum. In geodesy, it is formalized as ''orthometric heights''. The comb ...

, but it is more common above . It is commonly heard but rarely seen. In contrast to other amphibians in the area, such as '' Taudactylus eungellensis'', no adverse effects of the chytrid fungus '' Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis'' have been reported on this species. It is currently facing no major threats, although its habitat could be impacted by grazing and trampling of streamside vegetation by livestock. Also invasive cane toads (''Rhinella marina'') are a potential future threat. Its range is with the

Eungella National Park Eungella National Park ( ; meaning "Land of the clouds") is a protected area in Queensland, Australia. It is on the Clarke Range at the end of the Pioneer Valley 80 km west of Mackay, and 858 km northwest of Brisbane. Eungel ...

References

Taudactylus Frogs of Australia Endemic fauna of Australia Amphibians of Queensland Amphibians described in 1980 Taxa named by Glen Joseph Ingram Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Myobatrachidae-stub