The mountain mist frog or Nyakala frog (''Ranoidea nyakalensis'') was a species of
frog in the subfamily
Pelodryadinae,
endemic to Australia. Its natural
habitats were subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers. It was threatened by
habitat loss and potentially chytrid fungus, before being declared extinct in 2022.
Taxonomy
The mountain mist frog was one of the four species of Australian torrent treefrogs that comprise the ''
Ranoidea nannotis'' species group. The other species are the
common mist frog
The common mist frog (''Ranoidea rheocola'') is a species of tree frog native to north-eastern Queensland, Australia. It is a medium-sized frog and a member of the Australian torrent treefrog group.Cunningham, M. (n.d.). Memoirs of the Queenslan ...
,
waterfall frog, and
armoured mist frog
The armoured frog (''Ranoidea lorica''), or armoured mist frog, is a species of tree frog in the torrent frog complex, a group restricted to north-eastern Queensland, Australia.
Taxonomy
The armoured mist frog is one of the four species of A ...
.
Conservation status
It was declared extinct in December 2022, a living specimen having not been seen since April 1990.
[IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2022. Litoria nyakalensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T12149A78434814. Accessed on 10 December 2022]
References
Ranoidea (genus)
Amphibians of Queensland
Nature Conservation Act endangered biota
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Amphibians described in 1974
Frogs of Australia
Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN
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