Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Magnificent brood frog (Pseudophryne covacevichae), recorded as Endangered
Magnificent brood frog (Pseudophryne covacevichae). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Magnificent brood frog

Pseudophryne covacevichae

Magnificent brood frog is a frog in the family Myobatrachidae (order Anura) — Pseudophryne covacevichae, recorded as Endangered and tied to Australia.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Pseudophryne covacevichae
Recorded from
Australia
Taxonomy
Amphibia · Anura · Myobatrachidae · Pseudophryne

Appearance

Magnificent brood frog measure 24–28 mm (0.9–1.1 in) in snout–vent length. The dorsum has bright rufous brown to yellow ground colour. The cloaca is surrounded by a large yellow patch that continues upwards as a thin, yellow vertebral line.

Range and habitat

It is endemic to Queensland, Australia, and is known from near Ravenshoe in the southern Atherton Tableland and from Mount Spec in the Paluma Range.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Breeding

Calling males and egg sites define most frog field work. A species known from one ridge is as narrow as it sounds.

Eggs and damp skin make amphibians quick to vanish from a drained wetland or a forest stripped of litter.

In crisis

This species is threatened by habitat loss and degradation caused by activities such as grazing, logging, road works, clearing, and development.

Chytrid fungus, collection, and wet-forest loss are the usual pressures on frogs with a high threat category.

Magnificent brood frog is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Magnificent brood frog, Wikidata item Q2245726. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Magnificent brood frog?
Magnificent brood frog is a frog in the family Myobatrachidae (order Anura) — Pseudophryne covacevichae.
What is the conservation status of Magnificent brood frog?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Pseudophryne covacevichae. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Magnificent brood frog live?
It is endemic to Queensland, Australia, and is known from near Ravenshoe in the southern Atherton Tableland and from Mount Spec in the Paluma Range.
Why is Magnificent brood frog in crisis?
This species is threatened by habitat loss and degradation caused by activities such as grazing, logging, road works, clearing, and development.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Pseudophryne covacevichae?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Magnificent brood frog a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.