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Torrent Tree Frog Litoria nannotis
Subject: Torrent Tree Frog Litoria nannotis
Source: http://www.iucnredlist.org/info/gallery2002
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Torrent Tree Frog Litoria nannotis


Torrent Tree Frog Litoria nannotis

2007 IUCN Red List – 2002 Photo Gallery


Torrent Tree Frog
Litoria nannotis
, listed as
Endangered
, is endemic to the Wet Tropics area of North Queensland, Australia. Population declines were first noted in 1990 and, since then, further declines and disappearances of subpopulations in upland sites south of the Daintree Rainforest have been noted. The reason for population decline currently is unknown. The habitat of the species in the Wet Tropics has been protected since 1988, therefore habitat destruction is no longer a threat. Current research is examining the possibility that disease, such as a viral infection or chytrid fungus, may have contributed to the decline of

tree frog
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