Southern Corroboree Frog
By Mikka and Aden
Description
The Southern Corroboree Frog has got yellow and black stripes and has black and white blotches underneath. It is 2.5 - 3 cms long.
Habitat and Ecology
The Southern Corroboree Frog is found in pools and bogs. They breed in summer. They lay 20 to 30 eggs. They eat black ants.
Threats
Damage to their breeding sites is a threat. A disease called chytrid fungus ia also killing them. Climate change including increased UV-B radiation is also a threat to this frog.
Recovery Stragegies
Priority actions are the specific, practical things that be done to recover a threatened species, population or ecological community. The department of Environment and Conservation has identified 22 prioty actions to help recover the Southern Corroboree Frog in New South Wales.
What needs to be done to recover this species?
We need to undertake off-site rearing of tadpoles and frogs to increase survivorship and provide stock for reintroduction to the wild. We also need to protect breeding sites from damage by pigs and horses
Corroboree Frog - Sheena Thacker
Photos are from Wikimedia Commons.
Information is from http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/threatenedspecies/