Litoria rheocola
Copyright © Hal Cogger
Distribution map
Distribution Map of Litoria rheocola
Copyright © Hal Cogger
Status
IUCN Classification:
Endangered
(International Union for Conservation of Nature)
Bioregion occurrence:
(this is not a distribution map)
State occurrence:
Links
- Common Mist Frog
Queensland Environmental Protection Agency page on Litoria rheocola
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Litoria rheocola
Family: Hylidae
Common names: Common Mist Frog; Creek Frog
Description: This frog is dull grey or brown on its back, with a dark patch beginning between the eyes and getting narrower or ending half-way down the back. A dark band runs from the snout, through the eye and tympanum (tight membrane covering the entrance to the ear), to the shoulder. The belly is white and granular. The skin on the back is smooth with a few scattered tubercles (lumps). The finger and toe pads are large. The fingers are one-third webbed and the toes are nearly fully webbed.
Size: 50 mm
Habitat: This frog lives in rainforests and wet sclerophyll forests. It is often found near fast flowing mountain streams and waterfalls.
Call: A regularly repeated long single "wreek" sound.Call available in 
Windows Media or 
Quicktime audio. Recording Copyright © David Stewart.
Breeding: Males call from rocks and boulders next to streams, all year round.
Eggs: Are large and laid in compact gelatinous clumps under rocks in fast-flowing streams.
Tadpoles: Are sandy to dark brown and graze on algae covered rocks.
Similar species: This frog can be distinguished from Litoria nyakalensis by its lack of pinkish belly colouring.
Conservation Information
Suspected threatening processes
- Disease/pathogens (e.g. chytrid fungus, viruses)
Population size: An estimate of the total number of adults present in the species entire range is 5001-10000 individuals. Some factors affecting population size and distribution are known, but 1 or more major factors are unknown.
Population trend in Australia over the past 50 years: Population formerly experienced serious declines but is presently stable or increasing.
Knowledge of population trend in Australia: Nation-wide monitoring, but not with statistical sensitivity.
Population concentration: Majority concentrates at more than 25 locations. (e.g. the number of sites in which individuals group together either seasonally, such as breeding sites, or they may occupy discrete habitat patches within the broader landscape, such as discrete water bodies or drainage units.)
Ongoing management activities in Australia: Management mostly related to enforcement of conservation laws.
Reproductive potential for recovery: The average number of eggs deposited per adult female per year is 51-200 eggs/female/year. Minimum age at which females are known or suspected to first reproduce is 2-3 years.
Range size in Australia: The size of the geographic area over which the taxon is distributed: 101-1000 km².
Distribution trend: Area occupied has declined by 25-74%. (This is an estimate of change in the portion of the total range that is occupied or utilised; it may not equal the change in total range.)
Knowledge of distribution in Australia: Distribution is well known and occurrence can be accurately predicted throughout the range.
References
Barker, J., G.C. Grigg and M.J. Tyler. 1995. A Field Guide to Australian Frogs. Surrey Beatty & Sons: Chipping Norton.
Cogger, H.G. 2000. Reptiles and amphibians of Australia. Reed Books: Sydney.