Sloane's froglet

Sloane's froglet
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Myobatrachidae
Genus: Crinia
Species:
C. sloanei
Binomial name
Crinia sloanei
Distribution of Sloane's froglet[3]
Synonyms[4]
  • Ranidella sloanei
    (Littlejohn, 1958)

Sloane's froglet (Crinia sloanei) is a species of frog in the family Myobatrachidae. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland and intermittent freshwater marshes in and around the floodplains of the Murray-Darling Basin[5]

Description

The Sloane's froglet is dull grey in colour, with darker flecks or lines on its skinfolds and warts. Adults are about 25mm in length. Their call has described as both a single, low 'squelch',[6] and as a short, high pitched 'chirp'.[3]

Habitat and range

Sloane's froglet can be found in and around temporarily indundated grasslands.[6][2][5] Its distribution is still not properly understood, however significant populations have been recorded in the Albury and Corowa regions of NSW, as well as in the Wahgunyah/Rutherglen region of Victoria. A small population has also been recorded as far north as Mungindi, on the border of NSW and Queensland.[3]

Conservation status

Internationally

Australia

References

  1. ^ a b "Crinia sloanei — Sloane's Froglet". Department of the Environment. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Hero, J.; Robertson, P. & Lemckert, F. (2004). "Crinia sloanei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T41044A10393265.
  3. ^ a b c Knight, A. (2013) The distribution of Sloane’s Froglet, Crinia sloanei, in southern NSW and northern Victoria: a review of historical distribution records and results from surveys undertaken from 2010 to 2013, Institute of Land, Water and Society Report 70, Charles Sturt University, Albury, New South Wales, ISBN 978-1-86-467251-0
  4. ^ "Crinia sloanei (Littlejohn, 1958)". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  5. ^ a b c "Sloane's Froglet - profile". NSW Office of Environment & Heritage. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  6. ^ a b Cogger, H. (2000) Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Reed New Holland, Sydney, New South Wales, ISBN 1876334339
  7. ^ "Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 - Threatened List" (PDF) (PDF). Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning. June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2022.

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