Wallum sedge frog
| Wallum sedge frog | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Litoria |
| Species: | L. olongburensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Litoria olongburensis Liem & Ingram, 1977
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The wallum sedge frog (Litoria olongburensis), also known as the Olongburra frog or the sharp-snouted reed frog, is a species of frog that is
eggs
to grasses and sedges. Their call is high pitched and follows a "creeeek... crik" pattern.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical swamps, wallum swamps, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes.
The species is considered vulnerable with there being about 10,000–50,000 such frogs in the wild. Despite conservation efforts, the population continues to decrease. Loss of habitat,
chytrid fungus
) are contributing to the loss of population.
References
- doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T41037A10392098.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.)
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- Frogs Australia Network (2005). "Litoria olongburensis". Frogs Australia Network. Retrieved March 21, 2007.
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